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Giving the gears is to tease someone by giving them a bit of a hard time but not in a harsh or unkind way.
They were giving me the gears because I went golfing with the boss.
by Levk February 11, 2017
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1. The default beliefs installed when you were a child.

2. An unexamined position you absorbed from your environment growing up.
I grew up in a conservative home so my factory settings lead me to vote Republican.
I grew up in a liberal home so my factory settings lead me to vote Democrat.
by riemannslost0 February 04, 2020
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To harass, annoy or throttle someone - similar to giving someone shit or just bothering the living hell out of them.
Ramon has a bad habit of always giving me the gears.
by KImCobain March 03, 2015
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