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Function: Verb
Etymology: Canadian, particular to rural areas, especially Lanark County Ontario and most of Alberta; An amalgam of the words give and her; made popular by movie "FUBAR"
1. Going all out and/or balls to the wall to take care of business as quickly and as awesomely as possible
2. Acting in a way that is like you're rocking out really hard, but at the same time, trying to solve a problem that may or may not involve drop-kicking something without hesitation
When you're trying to get your politics paper done before the office closes and plan how you're going to get drunk later on that night, and you've only got 45 minutes left to figure out both problems, and you're so pumped up that you might drop-kick your roommate because he ate all of your peanut butter - you just give'r!
give'r by Dave D February 7, 2005
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Verb used across English speaking Canada since the early 1970's with roots in the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta meaning 1) to work very hard. 2) to get wasted and rock as hard as possible. 3) To finish a job or task in an efficient and quick manner.
The word is currently enjoying a surge in popularity since the release of the movie FUBAR and is now used frequently in an ironic or lowbrow way.
Past tense usage combines the present participle and the past tense of "to be".
"As soon as Odjick gets out of the penalty box, you know he's just gonna drop the gloves on Domi and just give'r again"

"Dave and I were given'er last night right up to the time of the puck drop before we realized the game was on pay per view. "
give'r by marko1982 October 28, 2005
You just go out and you give'r. You keep on working hard.
Terry: Hey Dean, Trish needs me in the bedroom for a sec.

Dean: Ok man, just fuckin Give'r.
Give'r by Terry69er June 20, 2011
A philosophy used by many small town Canadian kid's, orginating from the movie Fubar. Usually used as a verb to express what you're going to do in a given evening. When you do "give'r", thing's can get rough.
Mike: plan B is we're just going to Give'r

Kyle: Just Give'r

(Shotgun beer...now)
give'r by Kyle de Jong October 2, 2005

Give'r Gretzky 

Inputting 99 seconds on a microwave.
How long do you want me to put your chili in the microwave? Give'r Gretzky!
Give'r Gretzky by SurlyBastard February 21, 2009

give'r the beans 

a redneck way of saying "send it". usually said when riding 4wheelers and come across a jump or a big mud hole.
Hey Ryan give'r the beans through that mud hole.
give'r the beans by give me a juul February 6, 2019

give'r green river 

Like give'r, but with a stronger meaning.
"Holy shit we've only got an hour left! No more pussyfottin' around, we gotta give'r green river!"
give'r green river by Leigh Steele September 13, 2006
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Bob: Literally 1984!

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