Table of Contents
- 1 Where did give a hoot come from?
- 2 What does the phrase give a hoot mean?
- 3 What does I care two hoots meaning?
- 4 Where did the saying couldn’t give two hoots come from?
- 5 What does deaf even to the hoots mean?
- 6 How would you use hoot in a sentence?
- 7 What is the meaning of don’t care two hoots?
- 8 Where did the phrase No siree Bob come from?
Where did give a hoot come from?
mid-15c., “cry of dissatisfaction or contempt,” from hoot (v.). Meaning “a laugh, something funny” is first recorded 1942. Slang sense of “smallest amount or particle” (the hoot you don’t give when you don’t care) is from 1891. Hooter in the same sense is from 1839.
What does the phrase give a hoot mean?
informal. : to care at all about someone or something —used in negative statements I don’t give a hoot about what they say.
Do you not give a hoot?
Definition of ‘do not give a hoot’ If you say that you don’t give a hoot or don’t care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it.
What does I care two hoots meaning?
slang To (not) be concerned about someone or something. Most commonly used in negative constructions. I don’t care two hoots about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others. I haven’t cared two hoots for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character.
Where did the saying couldn’t give two hoots come from?
Q From Peter Evans, Australia: I wonder if you could tell me the origin of I couldn’t give two hoots meaning “I couldn’t care less”. It is an expression that was used widely when I was a boy (a long while ago) in Australia though I don’t hear it used much these days.
What is the meaning of care two hoots?
informal (also not care/give a hoot) to not care about something or someone: I don’t give two hoots what she thinks. Expressions meaning ‘it isn’t important to me’
What does deaf even to the hoots mean?
‘Deaf to the hoots’ further shows how handicapped they are from war; they even lose their senses. ‘Hoots’ shows that the shells are useless and they became gentle like owls, this might be because they are used to the sound of shells.
How would you use hoot in a sentence?
Hoot sentence example
- I don’t give a hoot what he looks like.
- God,” she added, “wouldn’t that be a hoot for the boys?”
- Nothing Cade did indicated that he gave a hoot about what anyone else thought.
- Never heard about Josh either, but nobody gave a hoot about him.
- The swim-bit is a hoot and a holler.
Did not care two hoots?
(not) care two hoots. slang To (not) be concerned about someone or something. Most commonly used in negative constructions. I don’t care two hoots about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others.
What is the meaning of don’t care two hoots?
Where did the phrase No siree Bob come from?
The Bob may be a minced oath in which Bob is a substitute for the word God. It may simply add the implication of added excitement to yes, siree. This expression is casual, and more common in rural areas. Many people consider it to be old fashioned, as it was popular in the mid-1900s but is less so now.
Would not give two hoots?
(not) give two hoots. slang To be concerned about someone or something. Typically used in the negative to convey the opposite. I don’t give two hoots about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others.