Meanings
present singular third person gives a shit · participle present giving a shit · past gave a shit · participle past given a shit
- vulgarTo care (about something or anything); especially, to care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.
You're going to get me fired? I don't give a shit!
2 more examples
"Do it badly," said the man, "who cares? Who gives a shit?"
1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 114There are some people who still hitchhike, although not as many as before. A lot of folks gave the practice up after being buried in shallow graves near the side of the road. But here's some fun you can have in case you still like to get out and hoist a thumb.[...]Or, when the guy stops, don't say anything; just jump in and sit down. When he says, "Where you going?" say, "I don't give a shit. Let's just ride around. I'm off till Thursday." Then make a lot of motor noises with your mouth.
1997, George Carlin, “Hitchhiking Fun”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 222Synonyms: becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo care (about something or anything); especially, to care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 撚事
- 撚事to care
Chinese Mandarin 屁事, 屌事
- 屁事 (pìshì)to care
- 屌事to care
- 鳥 /鸟to care
Danish pisseligeglad, skideligeglad
- pisseligegladto care
- skideligegladto care
- skide påto care
Dutch schijt hebben, kunnen schelen
- schijt hebbento care
- kunnen schelento care
- kunnen bommento care
- uitmakento care
Esperanto fajfi pri, prifajfi
- fajfi prito care
- prifajfito care
Finnish piitata, välittää
- piitatato care
- välittääto care
French en avoir quelque chose à foutre, n'en avoir rien à foutre
- en avoir quelque chose à foutreto care
- n'en avoir rien à foutreto care
- s’en foutreto care
- s'en câlisserto care
- se battre les couillesto care
German scheißegal, Scheißdreck
- scheißegalto care
- Scheißdreck (e.g.: Das kümmert mich einen Scheißdreck)to care
Greek στ’ αρχίδια μου, στα παπάρια μου
- στ’ αρχίδια μου (st’ archídia mou)to care
- στα παπάρια μου (sta papária mou)to care
- χέστηκα (chéstika)to care
- σκασίλα μου (skasíla mou)to care
Hebrew שָׂם זַיִן
- שָׂם זַיִן (sam záyin)to not care
Hungarian leszar, rászar
- leszarto care
- rászarto care
Italian sbattersene, fottersene
- sbatterseneto care
- fotterseneto care
Japanese 屁とも思う【...思わない】, 一顧もする【...しない】
- 屁とも思う【...思わない】to care
- 一顧もする【...しない】to care
Lithuanian sau nusispjauti
- sau nusispjautito care
Persian اهمیت دادن
- اهمیت دادن (ahammiyyat dâdan)to care
Polish obchodzić, obejść
- obchodzićto care
- obejśćto care
- gówno obchodzićto not care
- gówno obejść pf mieć w dupieto not care
- latać koło chujato not care
- mieć wyjebaneto not care
Portuguese dar a mínima, estar cagando para
- dar a mínimato care
- estar cagando parato care
- estar cagando e andandoto care
- estar-se a cagarto care
Romanian băga pula, da doi bani
- băga pulato care
- da doi banito care
- futeto care
- pișato care
- căcato care
- durea în pulăto care
- durea în pizdăto care
- durea în curto care
- îl fute grijato care
Russian (на)плева́ть, начха́ть
- (на)плева́тьto care
- начха́ть (načxátʹ)to care
- по́ фигу (pó figu)to care
- по́ хую (pó xuju)to care
- по хую́ (po xujú)to care
- по́хуй (póxuj)to care
- не еба́ть (ne jebátʹ)to care
- поеба́ть (pojebátʹ)to care
- до пизды́ (do pizdý)to care
Scottish Gaelic bi suarach mu, coma
- bi suarach muto care
- comato care
Slovak mať v riti, mať v piči (fpiči)
- mať v ritito care
- mať v piči (fpiči)to care
- srať na niečoto care
- kašľať na niečoto care
- mať na hákuto care
Spanish importar una mierda, importar una mierda
- importar una mierdato care
- importar una mierdato not care
- sudárselato not care
- refanfinflárselato not care
- valerto not care
- no importarto not care
- chupar un huevoto not care
- valerle madreto not care
- valerle un perejilto not care
- importarle un pepinoto not care
Swedish ge blanka fan, ge fan
- ge blanka fanto care
- ge fanto care
- strunta ito care
- skita ito care
- bry sigto care
Turkish siklemek, sikinde olmak
- siklemekto care
- sikinde olmakto care
Ukrainian по́хуй
- по́хуй (póxuj)to care
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