give a darn

phrase

variants or less commonly care a darn
chiefly US, informal
: to care at all about someone or something
used in negative statements
I don't give a darn what people say about me.

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“Give a darn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20a%20darn. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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