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tinker's damn

American  
Or tinker's dam

noun

  1. the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all.

    It's not worth a tinker's damn.

idioms

  1. care / give a tinker's damn, to have or feel little or no concern; be unaffected or unmoved.

    I don't care a tinker's damn for their opinions.
tinker's damn British  

noun

  1. slang the slightest heed (esp in the phrase not give a tinker's damn or cuss )

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Etymology

Origin of tinker's damn

First recorded in 1830–40; from tinkers' alleged habit of cursing frequently (hence weakening the force of a curse)

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