Not give a hoot
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To care very little or not at all.
Origin
From 20th-century America, tied to slang; 'hoot' for nil, by 1920s in a tale for nix. A 1930s 'Variety' uses it for a shrug.
Usage Examples
- I don't give a hoot; let it be.
- Not give a hoot; off my mind.
- Hoot's nil; don't care.
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