"can't be fagged" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: can't be fagged [present, singular, third-person], couldn't be fagged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<can't,-,couldn't,->}} can't be fagged (third-person singular simple present can't be fagged, no present participle, simple past couldn't be fagged, no past participle)
  1. (UK, colloquial) Synonym of can't be bothered. Tags: UK, colloquial, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Synonyms: can't be bothered [synonym, synonym-of]
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