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could not care less

could not care less is the alternative form of couldn't care less.

Meaning of couldn't care less

Verb

couldn't care less (simple past couldn't have cared less)

  1. (idiomatic) To not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.
    • I used to be so careless / As if I couldn't care less1987, Gary Clark, “Mary's Prayer”, performed by Danny Wilson
    Synonyms:
    could care less, not give a tinker's damn, not give a tinker's cuss

Forms of could not care less

pastcould not have cared less

Questions about could not care less

What is could not care less the alternative form of?
Could not care less is the alternative form of couldn't care less.

Words near could not care less in the dictionary

  1. could have, would have, should have
  2. could hear a pin drop
  3. could I get the bill
  4. could I see the menu, please
  5. could not away with
  6. could not care less
  7. could not get elected dogcatcher
  8. could not have cared less
  9. could not help
  10. could not help but
  11. could of

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