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Idiom idiom

give zero fucks

Vulgar

To not care; to not give a shit.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

He gives zero fucks about what people think of his clothes.

CONTEXTUAL

She decided to quit her stressful job because she gave zero fucks about the corporate politics anymore.

COMPLEX

After years of trying to please everyone, he finally reached a state of mind where he gave zero fucks about the opinions of his critics.


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  1. 01

    don't give up your day job

    Somewhat sarcastic but usually good-natured advice used to criticise a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), implying that they are unlikely to be successful.

  2. 02

    fold under zero pressure

    To give up without or with little reason.

  3. 03

    fuck if I know

    I have no idea whatsoever

  4. 04

    fuck it

    An expression of great indifference or nonchalance.

  5. 05

    fuck knows

    I don't know; nobody knows; it is unclear.

  6. 06

    fuck off

    To go to hell; to disappear or go away; to screw oneself.

  7. 07

    fuck someone upside down

    To give someone a bad scolding.

  8. 08

    fuck someone's brains out

    To sexually penetrate (or be penetrated) in a vigorous but pleasurable manner.

Last updated August 10, 2026