give a crap

phrase

informal + impolite
: to care at all about someone or something
Who gives a crap?
usually used in negative statements
She doesn't give a crap about us.

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“Give a crap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20a%20crap. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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