to give a damn

Examples

• All

• I don't give a damn about the rules; I do what I want.

• But I don't give a damn if you hate me.

  Academic text (2009)

• Never ever do we give a damn one way or the other.

  Sarah Rae Vargas

• No one gives a damn about your kids title.

• You give a damn about us anymore?

  No Looking Back (1998)

• So now I have this huge gap in my understanding, and nobody gives a damn.

  Fiction book (1992)

• It's like excellence and not giving a damn combined.

  Lex Fridman

• You're the only one who gives a damn.

  A Man Called Otto (2022)

• In fact, I shouldn't give a damn about what you think of me.

  Academic text (2007)

• And frankly, I don't give a damn whether you believe me or not.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

G

to give a hoot

vsto give a damn

• Archaic

9 8.1

To not care at all about something

is stronger and more likely used with anger or scorn

G

to give a rat

vsto give a damn

• Slang

9 9.9

To care at all about something

is the fuller informal expression that often feels stronger

G

to give a rip

vsto give a damn

• Slang

2 9.5

To not care at all about something

is used the same way but often carries more force

G

to give a rat's arse

vsto give a damn

• Offensive

1 9.9

To not care at all about something

is the neutral informal way to show indifference

G

to give a flying shit

vsto give a damn

• Offensive

1 9.9

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

is similar but less vulgar in everyday use

G

to give a monkey's

vsto give a damn

• Slang

1 9.9

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

is comparable but generally feels a touch stronger or blunter

C

to care a hang

vsto give a damn

• Archaic

1 9.9

To feel no interest or worry at all about something

is used the same way but is usually more colloquial

C

to could care less

vsto give a damn

• Informal

1 9.1

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

is straightforward and genuinely expresses lack of concern

G

to give a hang

vsto give a damn

• Archaic

9.3

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

is similar but can appear in more varied negative phrasing

C

to care a pin

vsto give a damn

• Archaic

9.9

To not mind something at all

is more current and often feels sharper in tone

C

to care a jackstraw

vsto give a damn

• Archaic

9.9

To feel no interest or concern about something

is the common informal phrase used to show indifference

G

to give a sneck posset

vsto give a damn

• Archaic

9.9

Not care at all about something

is modern and used more often in everyday speech

Antonyms

I

indifference

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

How Concerned

worried

∞ 1.0

concerned

∞ 2.2

to care

∞ 1.0

to give a damn

• NSFW

172 8.8

indifference

71 4.6

to could care less

• Informal

1 9.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology