give a shit

verb
/ˈɡɪv ə ˌʃɪt/

Etymology

From give + a + shit.

  1. derived from *skeyd- — “to split, divide, separate
  2. inherited from *skitiz
  3. inherited from *skiti
  4. inherited from *sċite — “dung
  5. inherited from schit

Definitions

  1. To care (about something or anything)

    To care (about something or anything); especially, to care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.

    • You're going to get me fired? I don't give a shit!
    • "Do it badly," said the man, "who cares? Who gives a shit?"

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA