Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give a toss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: give a -toss
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To care.

Australian usage; British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"“Tiles ... tiles ... splashback,” he burbled, trying to make himself heard over the crunching of diazepam tablets. Boris shrugged, not bothering to talk in meaningful sentences or even attempting to conceal the fact that he didn’t really give a toss."

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

becare bother care concern oneself heed mind reck trouble oneself worry

Rhymes With

across loss cross market cross los boss ross os cos toss moss dos

Questions

What does give a toss mean?: To care.

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