couldn't care less
English
Verb
couldn't care less (simple past couldn't have cared less)
- (idiomatic) to not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.
- 1987, Gary Clark (lyrics and music), “Mary's Prayer”, performed by Danny Wilson:
- I used to be so careless / As if I couldn't care less
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Usage notes
A more recent variant could care less appeared in the United States, but is often deprecated and is uncommon in most other English-speaking regions.
Synonyms
- could not care less
- could care less (US)
- not give a tinker's damn
- not give a tinker's cuss
Translations
to lack interest
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