couldn't care less

Idioms  

1. Also, could care less. Be completely indifferent. For example, Pick whatever dessert you want; I couldn't care less, or I could care less about the editor's opinion. This expression originated about 1940 in Britain and for a time invariably used couldn't. About 1960 could was occasionally substituted, and today both versions are used with approximately equal frequency, despite their being antonyms.

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couldn't care less

Americans couldn’t care less about hosting the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Josh, who thinks of himself as “the voice of women of a certain age,” is precious about the jokes he manages to get into the script; Mary couldn’t care less.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

He couldn't care less if he was 16 or 66.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

Pep Guardiola insists he "couldn't care less" about Arsenal's stumble letting Manchester City back into the Premier League title race.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

“I don’t care! I’m in love with your mind—with the person you are. I couldn’t care less about the packaging.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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