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give a darn

Verb

Meaning

give a darn (third-person singular simple present gives a darn, present participle giving a darn, simple past gave a darn, past participle given a darn)

(chiefly in the negative) Euphemistic form of give a damn.
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His motive-his motive is to change our policies, sir. Notwithstanding what the president or Mr. Kerry said during the campaign, he really doesn't give a darn about our democracy or our society. He is after a change in policies which he views as lethal to Muslims. Michael Scheuer

It's a funny thing about looking for things. If you hunt for a needle in a haystack you don't find it. If you don't give a darn whether you ever see the needle or not it runs into you the first time you lean against the stack. P. G. Wodehouse

This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright #154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of ours, cause we don't give a darn. Woody Guthrie

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