Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone goss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: give -some-one -goss
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat or thrash someone.

American usage; Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
""Give the red man Goss!" she told him; "Drive him westward from the forest, […] Chase him west, with fire and fagot, Give him Goss! for he's no business, Business none, to be an Injun.""

Usage

American usage
Archaic
Slang

Inflected Forms

gives someone goss (present, singular) giving someone goss (participle, present) gave someone goss (past) given someone goss (participle, past)

Questions

What does give someone goss mean?: To beat or thrash someone.

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