"give two hoots" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-give two hoots.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives two hoots [present, singular, third-person], giving two hoots [participle, present], gave two hoots [past], given two hoots [participle, past]
Etymology: See give a hoot. Etymology templates: {{m|en|give a hoot}} give a hoot Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> two hoots}} give two hoots (third-person singular simple present gives two hoots, present participle giving two hoots, simple past gave two hoots, past participle given two hoots)
  1. (chiefly US slang) To care about; to place value on something. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: care

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