Non-vulgar alternative to “Don't care a ____”
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00:00 Non-Vulgar Alternative To “Don'T Care A ____”
01:09 Accepted Answer Score 89
01:37 Answer 2 Score 42
01:56 Answer 3 Score 70
02:12 Answer 4 Score 21
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 89
One option for a word is whit1 :
the smallest part or particle imaginable
Don't care a whit2 is even an idiomatic phrase:
didn't care at all.
Sally thought Joe liked her, but he didn't care a whit about her.
I don't care a whit what you do with my old clothes.
1 Webster's Third New International Dictionary s.v. whit2
2 The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs s.v. didn't care a whit
ANSWER 2
Score 70
How about 'don't care a bit' it rhymes with your sh... word.
Here's a link to 'not a bit'; 'I don't care a bit' is also idiomatic.
ANSWER 3
Score 42
A traditional expression for this is don't give/care a fig. Cambridge Dictionaries says it's old-fashioned, but I think the meaning should still be clear in context even for folks who haven't heard it. I would recommend using the don't give a fig form for maximum impact.
ANSWER 4
Score 21
Jot
"Because you don’t care a jot about radioactive decay."
This may be UK only usage though. Not sure.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/jot:
noun
- the least part of something; a little bit: I don't care a jot.
Idioms
- not a jot or tittle, not a bit; not at all: The world situation matters not a jot or tittle to him.