care a hoot
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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Word by Word Definitions
: suffering of mind : grief
: a disquieted state of mixed uncertainty, apprehension, and responsibility
: a cause for such anxiety
: to feel trouble or anxiety
: to feel interest or concern
: to give care
: to shout or laugh usually derisively
: to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry
: to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound
: a sound of hooting
: the cry of an owl
: a minimum amount or degree : the least bit
: used to express impatience, dissatisfaction, or objection
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