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to care a hang

to care a hang

1 9.9
To feel no interest or worry at all about something
  • idiom
  • Archaic
translation icon : importar un comino
  • She doesn't care a hang about the latest fashion trends.

Examples

  • He said he doesn't care a hang whether they win or lose the game.

  • Nobody seems to ever care a hang about the other fellow.

    Dark Passage (1947)

  • They care a hang about their pets, but not about the environment.

Synonyms

to care
vsto care a hang
∞ 1.0

To feel that someone or something matters to you

is the idiom that instead denies any concern in negative contexts
to give a damn
vsto care a hang
  • NSFW
172 8.8

To not care at all about someone or something

is the negative expression focusing on lack of concern
to give a hoot
vsto care a hang
  • Archaic
9 8.1

To not care at all about something

is the phrase used negatively to emphasise absence of interest
to give a rat
vsto care a hang
  • Slang
9 9.9

To care at all about something

is the negative idiom stressing near indifference
to give a rip
vsto care a hang
  • Slang
2 9.5

To not care at all about something

is the negative idiom that stresses indifference
to give a rat's arse
vsto care a hang
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To not care at all about something

is the negative expression that stresses complete indifference
to give a monkey's
vsto care a hang
  • Slang
1 9.9

To not care at all about something, usually in negative sentences

is the standard negative phrase emphasizing no interest
to give a flying shit
vsto care a hang
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To say in rude language that someone does not care at all

is the negative expression that is similar but more vulgar and stronger
to don't care a button
vsto care a hang
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To not care at all

is the idiom used negatively to stress lack of concern
to could care less
vsto care a hang
  • Informal
1 9.1

To say you do not care at all, often to show you actually do care

is the negative idiom that claims absolute lack of concern
to give a hang
vsto care a hang
  • Archaic
9.3

To not care at all about something, used only in negative sentences

is the idiom used negatively to strongly emphasise lack of concern
to give a sneck posset
vsto care a hang
  • Archaic
9.9

Not care at all about something

is the modern negative idiom used to stress indifference
to care a jackstraw
vsto care a hang
  • Archaic
9.9

To feel no interest or concern about something

is the idiom that emphasises lack of concern in negatives
to care a pin
vsto care a hang
  • Archaic
9.9

To not mind something at all

is the idiomatic negative form that stresses minimal concern
to care a lottle
vsto care a hang
  • UK
9.9

Not be very interested in something, said as a joke

is the negative idiom used seriously to stress indifference

Antonyms

to care
∞ 1.0

To feel that someone or something matters to you

How Dismissive

to go to hell
  • Offensive
67 9.5
fuck it
  • Offensive
21 9.9
Billy-be-damned
  • NSFW
9.9
to care a hang
  • Archaic
1 9.9
whatever
  • Informal
4 4.7
welp
  • Slang
2 9.2

Surface Forms

care a hang infinitive
cared a hang past
cared a hang past participle
caring a hang present participle
cares a hang third person singular

Morphology

care + a + hang

Although the verb 'care' is transparent, the element 'a hang' does not have a literal additive meaning that yields 'not care at all' — it functions as an idiomatic intensifier (like 'not care a damn'). The overall sense is unpredictable from the constituent meanings and is archaic/colloquial, so a B1 learner who only knows the parts would not reliably infer the MWE meaning without prior exposure.

Etymology

The idiom care a hang may come from old speech where hang was used like a tiny, useless thing or a mild swear, so saying you did not care a hang gives the idea of not caring even a little. That's why it means 'not care at all'.