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to care a lottle

to care a lottle

9.9
Not be very interested in something, said as a joke
  • idiom
  • UK
translation icon : importar un poco
  • You don’t have to pretend to care a lottle if you really aren’t interested.

Examples

  • She says she cares a lottle about her grades, but she still skips class often.

  • Sometimes I only care a lottle about what people think of my outfit.

  • I care a lottle about your opinion.

  • Do you care a lottle if I join you?

  • He claims he cares a lottle about winning the game, but his motivation seems low.

  • She only cares a lottle about the party, so she's not putting much effort into her costume.

  • I care a lottle about the results, but I'm mainly just here to have fun.

Synonyms

to give a damn
vsto care a lottle
  • NSFW
172 8.8

To not care at all about someone or something

specifically makes the small amount sound humorous rather than factual
to give a hoot
vsto care a lottle
  • Archaic
9 8.1

To not care at all about something

frames the minimal interest as a light joke rather than a strict denial
to give a rip
vsto care a lottle
  • Slang
2 9.5

To not care at all about something

casts the same small concern as a joke instead of a plain denial
to give a rat's arse
vsto care a lottle
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To not care at all about something

is milder and playful, signalling a tiny amount without coarse language
to don't care a button
vsto care a lottle
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To not care at all

keeps a joking tone while indicating a similarly tiny amount of interest
to care a hang
vsto care a lottle
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To feel no interest or worry at all about something

uses humour instead of strong negation to show minimal interest
to give a monkey's
vsto care a lottle
  • Slang
1 9.9

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

keeps the idea light and humorous while signaling very little interest
to give a flying shit
vsto care a lottle
  • Offensive
1 9.9

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

is a mild, humorous alternative that avoids vulgar intensity
to care a pin
vsto care a lottle
  • Archaic
9.9

To not mind something at all

is a playful phrase showing a tiny, joking amount of interest
to care a jackstraw
vsto care a lottle
  • Archaic
9.9

To feel no interest or concern about something

is more playful and jokes about the tiny amount of interest
to give a sneck posset
vsto care a lottle
  • Archaic
9.9

Not care at all about something

is modern and playful while keeping the tiny, joking sense of interest

How Indifferent

to don't care a button
  • Archaic
1 9.9
to could care less
  • Informal
1 9.1
unconcerned
16 3.9
to care a lottle
  • UK
9.9

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

care + a + lottle

This is a playful phonological variant of the compositional phrase 'care a little' meaning 'to care only a small amount.' Although 'lottle' is not a standard word, its obvious similarity to 'little' and the straightforward combination of 'care' + 'a' + 'little' make the meaning directly derivable for a B1 learner familiar with the constituent words.

Etymology

Care a lottle is a playful, funny change of the words care, a, and lottle, joking with the old phrase 'care a little' by mixing 'little' and 'lot' into a tiny-sounding word. So it gives the image of only a very small 'lottle' of care, which is why it means 'to care only a little'.