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giving a shit

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

Meaning of give a shit

Verb

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

  1. (vulgar) To care (about something or anything); especially, to care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.
    • You're going to get me fired? I don't give a shit!
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Questions about giving a shit

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

Words near giving a shit in the dictionary

  1. giving a monkey's
  2. giving a rat's arse
  3. giving a rat's ass
  4. giving a rats
  5. giving a rip
  6. giving a shit
  7. giving a shite
  8. giving a sneck posset
  9. giving a tin shit
  10. giving about
  11. giving against

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