devil-may-care

[ dev-uh l-mey-kair ]

/ ˈdɛv əl meɪˈkɛər /

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adjective

reckless; careless; rollicking.

Nearby words

devil's paintbrush, devil's triangle, devil's-bit, devil's-tongue, devil's-walking-stick, devil-may-care, devilfish, devilish, devilkin, devilment, devilry

Origin of devil-may-care

First recorded in 1785–95

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Examples from the Web for devil-may-care

Under the strain of that feeling, many single men through the ages have adopted a devil-may-care attitude.
Money and Guns: How We Escape Our Existential Dread|James Poulos|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And I think that comes through in that devil-may-care attitude.
Hollywood's New Macho Man|Gina Piccalo|April 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Of course, some fans embrace her devil-may-care attitude, championing the actress for staying true to herself.
Kristen Stewart's Bad Attitude|Amy Kaufman|November 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He beheld Fancy hanging on his arm, gazing upward into a bronzed, devil-may-care face, listening to strange tales of the Orient.
The Soul of Susan Yellam|Horace Annesley Vachell

He carried the marks of his calling in the devil-may-care poise of his body, in his clothing, in his rollicking Irish eyes.
The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring
To Pittsburgh especially where men deal with devil-may-care risks and great stakes, come the adventurous and the unreckoning.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various
Seemingly he was anxious to keep the prisoner in this devil-may-care mood.
His Unknown Wife|Louis Tracy
Young and intense, with a devil-may-care attitude, he was the born salesman.
The Way of Decision|M. C. Pease

British Dictionary definitions for devil-may-care

devil-may-care

adjective

careless or reckless; happy-go-luckya devil-may-care attitude

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devil-may-care

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devil-may-care

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