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care a hoot

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

Meaning of give a hoot

Verb

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

  1. (US, euphemistic, idiomatic, slang) To care about; to place value on something.
    • I don't care for a glorious name— / I wouldn't give a hoot for fame;1909 July, Wilberforce Jenkins, “A True Philosopher”, in Munsey's Magazine, volume 41, number 4, Light Verse, page 595
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Forms of care a hoot

third-person singular presentcares a hoot
present participlecaring a hoot
past participlecared a hoot
pastcared a hoot

Questions about care a hoot

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

Words near care a hoot in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: care a hoot (page history and authors); give a hoot (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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