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Meanings of give a hoot in English

Catalan
despreocupar-se
Spanish
ignorar

Show no concern or interest; always used in the negative.

despreocupar-se
Usage of give a hoot in English
1
Twenty seconds ago I didn't give a hoot about my virginity.
Love overboard
2
And actually, it doesn't give a hoot if a candidate concedes or not.
Wired
3
They don't give a hoot for your nice clean comfortable bed.
Travels Without a Donkey
4
I don't give a hoot for myself, but Lady Saxondale and-
Castle Craneycrow
5
But the zebra did not give a hoot for Scallywattamus.
The Land of Footprints
6
I didn't give a hoot in hell what it cost.
Three Soldiers
7
Which doesn't give a hoot about the laws of physics.
Wired
8
He didn't give a hoot that his wife had been talking to a reporter.
The new yorker
9
The loosehead prop is wholly committed in that domain but does he give a hoot.
The Irish Times
10
He's so pleased to be alive that he doesn't give a hoot about anything else.'
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
11
And they couldn't give a hoot about anyone else's.
The Irish Times
12
The rest of the citizens rub elbows with all passers and don't give a hoot.
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
13
Other girls had mothers and fathers who didn't give a hoot about desire and fate.
Practical Magic
14
Do you really give a hoot about what any of your friends are feeling deep down?
Dr dale's zombie dictionary: the a-z guide to staying alive
15
They couldn't give a hoot about the elegant interface or the better quality of QuickTime video.
Wired
16
It's time we all really give a hoot.
The South African
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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