what does the expression "to give attitude (to someone)" mean? Context: "The customer has still not paid your bill. Then their accountant has the audacity to give me attitude!"
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Very probably slang euphemism for "to give ****/BS to someone," which is vulgar.
— Marius Hancu
Very probably slang euphemism for "to give ****/BS to someone," which is vulgar.
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It means he acted rudely, as though the person he was talking to was in the wrong and he himself was offended by it.
In the U.S., if you have to get a driver's license, the employees at the places where you do that are infamous for "giving you attitude" - it's very rarely a nice experience. If your teen age son comes home later than you told him to, and then acts as though you were the u