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giving a goddamn

giving a goddamn is the present participle and gerund of give a goddamn.

Meaning of give a goddamn

Verb

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

  1. (vulgar) give a damn

Questions about giving a goddamn

What is giving a goddamn the present participle and gerund of?
Giving a goddamn is the present participle and gerund of give a goddamn.

Words near giving a goddamn in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: giving a goddamn (page history and authors); give a goddamn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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