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.

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“Care a hoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20a%20hoot. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.

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