Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give a tinker's cuss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
give a tinker's -cuss
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to be interested in something; to give a shit

British usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives a tinker's cuss (present, singular) giving a tinker's cuss (participle, present) gave a tinker's cuss (past) given a tinker's cuss (participle, past)

Synonyms

becare bother care concern oneself heed mind reck trouble oneself worry

Questions

What does give a tinker's cuss mean?
to be interested in something; to give a shit

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