Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give a tinker's damn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
give a tinker's -damn
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be interested in something; to give a shit

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

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

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