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From heck + care, based on expressions such as "doesn't care a heck" and "care a heck of a lot".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
heck-care
Today it means: Having a dismissively indifferent attitude; nonchalant. Full definition →
Today it means: Having a dismissively indifferent attitude; nonchalant. Full definition →
From heck + care, based on expressions such as "doesn't care a heck" and "care a heck of a lot".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.