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couldn't care less

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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