Dictionary

give a fuck en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɪvəˌfʌk/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, in the negative, vulgar) To care; to give a shit.
   • I don't give a fuck/They done pushed me to my limit, I'm all in/I might blow up any minute, did it again 1992, “I Don’t Give a Fuck”, Tupac Amaru Shakur (music):
   • And I don't give a fuck if calling the pope a motherfucker / means you unthinkingly brand me an unthinking apostate. 2010, “The Pope Song”, Tim Minchin (music):
   • The committee doesn't give a fuck about this issue, but you know what, I give a fuck!
   • We did some very rough estimates, and, with 35 employees contributing just $6,000 a year, after 30 years, half a percent could add up to roughly a million dollars! That number was so high you’ll never guess what happened: Janice in accounting actually gave a fuck! I’m serious! She’s a changed woman now! 2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Retirement Plans”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 15, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
   • Aline Brosh McKenna, one of the creators of The CW TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, told a reporter in 2020: “I often say, ‘Lord, give me the moxie of a post-menopausal women^([sic]) who gives absolutely no fucks.’” 2023 November 11, Emma Jacobs, quoting Aline Brosh McKenna, “When will I start caring less about everything?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:
   • Alex Trebek set a Guinness world record for most game shows hosted. The previous record was: Who gives a fuck? 2014 July 14, Norm Macdonald Live, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Norm Macdonald:

Forms

Deriveds

zero fucks given · give two fucks · give a flying fuck

Synonyms

reck · bother · trouble oneself · concern oneself · worry · care · heed · mind · becare