give a flying fuck

give·a·fly·ing·fuck
/ˈɡɪv ə ˌflaɪ.ɪŋ fʌk//ˈɡɪv ə ˌflaɪ.ən fʌk/

verb

To care whatsoever.

“I don't give a flying fuck about how many laps you can run in 20 minutes!”

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becarebothercareconcern oneselfheedmindrecktrouble oneself

Meanings

verbgive a flying fuck (third-person singular simple present gives a flying fuck, present participle giving a flying fuck, simple past gave a flying fuck, past participle given a flying fuck)

present singular third person gives a flying fuck · participle present giving a flying fuck · past gave a flying fuck · participle past given a flying fuck

  1. offensiveslangvulgarTo care whatsoever.

    I don't give a flying fuck about how many laps you can run in 20 minutes!

    3 more examples

    I couldn't give less of a flying fuck what your name is. I just want to know how much you're paying me.

    Customer: 'Excuse me, I meant to buy a normal mustard and when I got home, I realized I bought honey mustard. Is it cool if I just go swap it?' / Casher: 'I don't give a flying fuck, homeboy.'

    2016, Kyle Hunter, Seth Rogen, et al., Sausage Party (motion picture)

    And much has been made of the colorful flame wars between the Maga mouth-piece Steve Bannon, a proud nationalist and populist, and the Trump-allied billionaires he has attacked as “technofeudalists” who “don’t give a flying fuck about the human being” – let alone the nation state.

    2025 April 13, Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor, quoting Steve Bannon, “The rise of end times fascism”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    Synonyms: becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo care whatsoever.

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becarebothercareconcern oneselfheedmindrecktrouble oneselfworry
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