tinker's cuss
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tinker's cuss
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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"I don't give a tinker's cuss either way, son," Abramovich told the Italian.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 2010
O "Englishman in Paris," do not think That I refer to your amusing book; I write of those who do not care "a tinker's cuss" for look!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 by Various
He say—" "I don't care a tinker's cuss what he say.
From The Return of Blue Pete by Luke Allan
Because he didn't care what he called a tinker's cuss about being foreman he was made foreman—then, for the same reason, manager.
From The Return of the Prodigal by May Sinclair
You dress swell and don’t amount to a tinker’s cuss, yet you’re happy all day long.
From Young Wallingford by George Randolph Chester
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