Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give a hang

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
give a hang
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

give a hoot; give a damn (to care about; to place value on something)

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives a hang (present, singular) giving a hang (participle, present) gave a hang (past) given a hang (participle, past)

Synonyms

becare bother care concern oneself heed mind reck trouble oneself worry

Questions

What does give a hang mean?
give a hoot; give a damn (to care about; to place value on something)

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