Idiom Breakdown

give a fuck

//ˈɡɪvəˌfʌk//

VULGAR English negative polarity items

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Definition

To care; to give a shit.

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"The committee doesn't give a fuck about this issue, but you know what, I give a fuck!"
"I don't give a fuck/They done pushed me to my limit, I'm all in/I might blow up any minute, did it again"
"And I don't give a fuck if calling the pope a motherfucker / means you unthinkingly brand me an unthinking apostate."
"Alex Trebek set a Guinness world record for most game shows hosted. The previous record was: Who gives a fuck?"
"We did some very rough estimates, and, with 35 employees contributing just $6,000 a year, after 30 years, half a percent could add up to roughly a million dollars! That number was so high you’ll never guess what happened: Janice in accounting actually gave a fuck! I’m serious! She’s a changed woman now!"
"Aline Brosh McKenna, one of the creators of The CW TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, told a reporter in 2020: “I often say, ‘Lord, give me the moxie of a post-menopausal women^([sic]) who gives absolutely no fucks.’”"

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