giving someone goss
giving someone goss is the present participle and gerund of give someone goss.
Meaning of give someone goss
Verb
give someone goss (third-person singular simple present gives someone goss, present participle giving someone goss, simple past gave someone goss, past participle given someone goss)
- To beat or thrash someone.
- An assistant about the theatre grappled him, and they were soon upon the floor engaged in a regular rough-and-tumble fight. Two-thirds of the foot-lights were at once kicked over, while shouts of "Fair play," "Turn 'em out," "Give him goss," "No gouging," were heard on all sides.1846, William Trotter Porter, A Quarter Race in Kentucky: And Other Sketches, page 115
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- Giving someone goss is the present participle and gerund of give someone goss.
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