Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of could care less.
Origin
Deliberately ungrammatical form, referencing the frequent failure to distinguish between less with fewer regarding mass nouns and count nouns.
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could care fewer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20care%20fewer
“could care fewer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20care%20fewer. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “could care fewer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/could%20care%20fewer.
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