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care a hoot

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Definition of care a hoot

informal
: to care at all about someone or something —used in negative statements
  • I don't care a hoot about what they say.
  • I don't care two hoots about his problems.

Word by Word Definitions

care play

  1. : suffering of mind : grief

  2. : a disquieted state of mixed uncertainty, apprehension, and responsibility

  3. : a cause for such anxiety

  1. : to feel trouble or anxiety

  2. : to feel interest or concern

  3. : to give care

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hoot play

  1. : to shout or laugh usually derisively

  2. : to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry

  3. : to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound

  1. : a sound of hooting

  2. : a minimum amount or degree : the least bit

  3. : something or someone amusing

  1. used to express impatience, dissatisfaction, or objection

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