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care a fig

care a fig is the alternative form of give a fig.

Meaning of give a fig

Verb

give a fig (third-person singular simple present gives a fig, present participle giving a fig, simple past gave a fig, past participle given a fig)

  1. (euphemistic, informal, negative) To care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.
    • I couldn’t give a fig!
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Forms of care a fig

third-person singular presentcaring a fig
present participlecares a fig
past participlecared a fig
pastcared a fig

Questions about care a fig

What is care a fig the alternative form of?
Care a fig is the alternative form of give a fig.

Words near care a fig in the dictionary

  1. Cardwell
  2. Cardwellian
  3. cardy
  4. care
  5. care a button
  6. care a fig
  7. care a hoot
  8. care a jackstraw
  9. care a monkey's
  10. care a pin
  11. care a rat's arse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: care a fig (page history and authors); give a fig (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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