I couldn't give a monkey's

I couldn't give a monkey's
I don't/couldn't give a ˈmonkey's f15 idiom
(BrE, slang) used to say, in a way that is not very polite, that you do not care about sth, or are not at all interested in it

I don't give a monkey's whether you want to come or not.

Main entry:monkeyidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • someone couldn't give a monkey's — someone couldn’t/doesn’t/give a monkey’s british spoken phrase used for saying that someone really does not care I don’t give a monkey’s where she’s gone. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not caresynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • give a monkey's — (not) give a monkey s British & Australian, informal if you do not give a monkey s about something, you do not care about it at all. She couldn t give a monkey s if everyone s talking about her. I don t give a monkey s how much he earns, I just… …   New idioms dictionary

  • I don't give a monkey's — I don t/couldn t give a ˈmonkey s f15 idiom (BrE, slang) used to say, in a way that is not very polite, that you do not care about sth, or are not at all interested in it • I don t give a monkey s whether you want to come or not. Ma …   Useful english dictionary

  • not give a monkey's — (not) give a monkey s British & Australian, informal if you do not give a monkey s about something, you do not care about it at all. She couldn t give a monkey s if everyone s talking about her. I don t give a monkey s how much he earns, I just… …   New idioms dictionary

  • (don't give) a monkey's chuff/arse/fuck/balls/fart — • a term sometimes shortened to a monkey s means you couldn t care less. e.g.. I couldn t give a monkey s if she leaves tomorrow …   Londonisms dictionary

  • not give a monkey's — (UK) If you couldn t give a monkey s about something, you don t care at all about it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • not give a monkey's — (UK)    If you couldn t give a monkey s about something, you don t care at all about it.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • someone doesn't give a monkey's — someone couldn’t/doesn’t/give a monkey’s british spoken phrase used for saying that someone really does not care I don’t give a monkey’s where she’s gone. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not caresynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • monkey's — n British a damn. A word invariably heard as part of the dismissive or defiant expressions don t give/care a monkey s . The term is an abbreviated form of undefined but presumably offensive phrases such as monkey s fart/fuck/balls . ► I m sure… …   Contemporary slang

  • monkey — I UK [ˈmʌŋkɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms monkey : singular monkey plural monkeys * 1) an animal with a long tail that climbs trees and uses its hands in the same way that people do 2) informal someone, especially a child who behaves badly… …   English dictionary

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