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giving a tin shit

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

Meaning of give a tin shit

Verb

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

  1. (vulgar) Synonym of give a shit.
    • Mother of God, those two didn't give a tin shit about anything.2016, Paul Ferrante, The Rovers, page 41
    Synonyms:
    give a shit

Questions about giving a tin shit

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

Words near giving a tin shit in the dictionary

  1. giving a rats
  2. giving a rip
  3. giving a shit
  4. giving a shite
  5. giving a sneck posset
  6. giving a tin shit
  7. giving about
  8. giving against
  9. giving an inch
  10. giving as good as one gets
  11. giving away

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