Meaning of could care less | Babel Free

Definitions

To not care at all; to have no concern or interest; to be apathetic.

US, nonstandard

Examples

“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.”

“We do work⟳ [...] to develop⟳ some strength and testing standards so that the industry can be assured that safe products are being produced. The person who is doing a knockoff could care less about that, and so they will just produce⟳ the product with virtually no field or laboratory testing and ship it out.”

“As someone who lives 30 miles away as the crow flies [...] from New York City, I could care less that New York City or New York State has a sense⟳ of jurisdiction. I would want⟳ to know⟳ whoever is most capable would be able to step in without any jurisdictional battle.”

“Maybe it wasn't only time to move⟳ away from a job that was killing her spirit, but from people who could care less about her as a person, who saw⟳ her only as the good girl from next door, the one who would never do anything to upset⟳ anyone, who totally underestimated her.”

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