"give a fuck" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɪvəˌfʌk/ Audio: en-au-give a fuck.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives a fuck [present, singular, third-person], giving a fuck [participle, present], gave a fuck [past], given a fuck [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> a fuck}} give a fuck (third-person singular simple present gives a fuck, present participle giving a fuck, simple past gave a fuck, past participle given a fuck)
  1. (idiomatic, vulgar, chiefly in the negative) To care; to give a shit. Tags: idiomatic, vulgar Synonyms: care Derived forms: give a flying fuck, zero fucks given

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