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(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. I haven't cared two hoots for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character. Do whatever you want, I don't care two hoots.
See also: care, hoots, two

(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. I haven't given two hoots for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character. Do whatever you want, I don't give two hoots.
See also: give, hoots, two

hoot and holler

To voice displeasure or unhappiness. There's no need to hoot and holler, Eleanor—we'll figure out a solution. Oh boy, what's the boss hooting and hollering about now?
See also: and, holler, hoot

hoot at (someone or something)

To yell at someone or something. Mom really hooted at me when she found out that I got a D in biology this semester.
See also: hoot

not care two hoots (about something)

To not care in the slightest (about something or someone); to attach no importance to someone or something. 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. Do whatever you want, I don't care two hoots.
See also: care, hoots, not, two

not give two hoots about (someone or something)

To not care in the slightest about something or someone; to attach no importance to someone or something. I don't give two hoots about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others. I haven't given two hoots about the show ever since they killed off my favorite character. The executives of the company don't care two hoots about us lowly grunts!
See also: give, hoots, not, two
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

hoot and holler

to shout in disapproval; to call and shout one's displeasure. After the umpire rendered his decision, the spectators hooted and hollered their thoughts on the matter. It's hard to play a good game of basketball when the fans are hooting and hollering at everything you do.
See also: and, holler, hoot

not care two hoots about someone or something

 and not give two hoots about someone or something
; not give a hang about someone or something; not give a hoot
See also: care, hoots, not, two
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

not give a hoot

or

not give two hoots

INFORMAL
If you say that you don't give a hoot or don't give two hoots about something, you mean that you do not care about it at all. I don't give a hoot about what they think. These politicians don't give two hoots about the ordinary people.
See also: give, hoot, not
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
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