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fucks

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈfəks// UK //fˈʌks// fucks

n. a way to say you do not care about something at all. It is very rude and used in casual talk to show you have no interest or worry.

n. the smallest possible amount of care, interest, or concern. Used almost exclusively in negative constructions or rhetorical questions to emphasize total indifference; vulgar in register.


SIMPLE

I have zero fucks to give about his opinion.

CONTEXTUAL

After the way they treated her, she realized she had no more fucks to give regarding their success.

COMPLEX

The protagonist's liberation stems from the moment he truly runs out of fucks, finally ignoring the societal expectations that had previously governed his every move.

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Usage

Plural noun used idiomatically in the phrase 'to give a fuck' or 'to have fucks to give'. Almost always appears with a negative quantifier like 'zero', 'no', or 'none'.

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