couldn't care less



somebody couldn't care less

also somebody could care less
someone does not care at all Most fans couldn't care less about it.
See also: care, less

couldn't care less

Also, could care less. Be completely indifferent. For example, Pick whatever dessert you want; I couldn't care less, or I could care less about the editor's opinion . This expression originated about 1940 in Britain and for a time invariably used couldn't. About 1960 could was occasionally substituted, and today both versions are used with approximately equal frequency, despite their being antonyms.
See also: care, less

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CÉZar-Portuguese (Brazilian)
NİMet-Turkish
Rivqah-Biblical Hebrew
Solon-Ancient Greek
WashingtonWAHSH-ing-tənEnglish
Gunni-Ancient Scandinavian