could care less
(US, nonstandard, proscribed) To not care at all; to have no concern or interest; to be apathetic.
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Grandpa Clueless has no idea that children could care less about Iran, or the Dow, but they probably think it's a little weird how he talks about other Presidents.
Many legislators could care less. They are looking at the almighty dollar given to them by PACs
But that's exactly what they want, so they could care less if they spend taxpayer money, while those taxpayers are struggling, to fix the problem they caused.
In Canada the GP could care less who your insurance provider is all they do is pay for your drugs and maybe arrange a better room in the hospital
At work uggg. Got a massive headache and bosses could care less. This should be fun. Hope everyone has a great day
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(US, nonstandard, proscribed) To not care at all; to have no concern or interest; to be apathetic.
Farmers knew that dead fish made plants go better. They could care less about why that happened. Scientists could not sleep until they found out why.
“Grandpa Clueless has no idea that children could care less about Iran, or the Dow, but they probably think it's a little weird how he talks about other Presidents.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Many legislators could care less. They are looking at the almighty dollar given to them by PACs”
— Bluesky· May 2026“But that's exactly what they want, so they could care less if they spend taxpayer money, while those taxpayers are struggling, to fix the problem they caused.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In Canada the GP could care less who your insurance provider is all they do is pay for your drugs and maybe arrange a better room in the hospital”
— Bluesky· May 2026“At work uggg. Got a massive headache and bosses could care less. This should be fun. Hope everyone has a great day”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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