give a good goddamn

verb

To give a damn

Meanings

verbgive a good goddamn (third-person singular simple present gives a good goddamn, present participle giving a good goddamn, simple past gave a good goddamn, past participle given a good goddamn)

present singular third person gives a good goddamn · participle present giving a good goddamn · past gave a good goddamn · participle past given a good goddamn

  1. vulgarTo give a damn

    Everybody knows shit's fucked I don't give a good goddamn Your Uncle Sam is a motherfucker I don't wanna see him again

    2014, Stephen Paul Taylor, “Everybody Knows Shit's Fucked”, in People Tonight
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APA

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MLA

“give a good goddamn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20a%20good%20goddamn. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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