hoot
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5.5
- noun
- /huːt/
- Informal
- He doesn't give a hoot about the opinion of others.
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Watch on YouTubeNo one reached out, no one gave a hoot.
- No one reached out, no one gave a hoot.
- And if you're spraying your plants down with you neem oil, well, rabbits don't give a hoot.
Examples
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If my parents or wife gave a hoot about photography, I'd do the same.
Blog text (9) -
Do you really think they give a hoot about us, huh?
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The stock market does not give a flying hoot what is happening today.
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What I do give a hoot about is you.
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Otherwise, nobody from either party gives a hoot if I get up in the morning... you either.
Blog text (21) -
He doesn't care a hoot about money.
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As for the chair, he really didn't give two hoots about the damn thing.
Fiction book (2001) -
This country was founded on we don't give a hoot where you're from.
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Yesterday's competition for the Fujifilm Instax camera was especially a hoot, with three rounds of challenges.
Blog text (8) -
Super Pills aren't worth a hoot!" Orville gave a big smile and proudly said, "Whooo!"
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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9.9
Something worthless or untrue that people say to you
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6.6
Something of little or no value, often in negative phrases
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6.3
A very small amount of money, often meaning nothing at all
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7.9
A word people use to say something has very little value
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9.9
Something of little or no worth
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9.9
Something of very little or no value
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9.7
A thing that has little or no value
A thing that has no value or use
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Etymology
Hoot in the phrase not worth a hoot is an idiom that treats a hoot as a small, unimportant sound, so a helpful way to remember it is to think something 'is not worth even that little sound'. That is why if something is 'not worth a hoot' it is useless or unimportant.