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gives a good damn

gives a good damn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give a good damn.

Meaning of give a good damn

Verb

give a good damn (third-person singular simple present gives a good damn, present participle giving a good damn, simple past gave a good damn, past participle given a good damn)

  1. To give a damn
    • The complicit solidarity of people who don't give a good damn about each other.1984 August 18, Susie Day, “Rude Lessons in NYC”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 12

Questions about gives a good damn

What is gives a good damn the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives a good damn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give a good damn.

Words near gives a good damn in the dictionary

  1. gives a flying fuck
  2. gives a flying shit
  3. gives a fuck
  4. gives a goddamn
  5. gives a good account of oneself
  6. gives a good damn
  7. gives a good goddamn
  8. gives a hang
  9. gives a hoot
  10. gives a knee
  11. gives a light

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