couldn't care less

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couldn't care less

verb couldn't have cared less · could not care less

  1. idiomatic To not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic. I used to be so careless / As if I couldn't care less

    Similar: could care less, not give a tinker's damn, not give a tinker's cuss

adjective more couldn't care less · most couldn't care less · could not care less

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of couldn't-care-less

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@misc{couldn_t_care_less_2026,
  title = {couldn't care less},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/couldn't%20care%20less},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}