"give a rats" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gives a rats [present, singular, third-person], giving a rats [participle, present], gave a rats [past], given a rats [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|gives a rats|giving a rats|gave a rats|given a rats}} give a rats (third-person singular simple present gives a rats, present participle giving a rats, simple past gave a rats, past participle given a rats)
  1. (euphemistic) A shortened form of give a rat's arse. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-give_a_rats-en-verb-YUJboPi0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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