When you don't care about something, so much so that you can't be bothered to lower your interest in the activity, as that would take more effort than you are willing to put forth.
by boxboy23 November 24, 2006
Get the could care less mug.a phrase that angers prescriptivists. apparently people hate this idiom because it means the exact opposite of what it means if you take it literally. but that's the problem, you're taking idioms literally and expecting them to be logical. that's not how idioms work.
person 1: i could care less
person 2: you mean "i couldn't care less"? "i could care less" means that you do care to some extent. learn english lul
person 1: apparently you do not know how idioms work.
person 2: it's not an idiom it's a phrase made up by the uneducated english speakers who don't know how to speak their language lululul my variety of language is clearly superior to others
person 1: ok prescriptivist
person 2: you mean "i couldn't care less"? "i could care less" means that you do care to some extent. learn english lul
person 1: apparently you do not know how idioms work.
person 2: it's not an idiom it's a phrase made up by the uneducated english speakers who don't know how to speak their language lululul my variety of language is clearly superior to others
person 1: ok prescriptivist
by Crihn Bowonib May 6, 2021
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Cultivated Carelessness is a pretentious appearance developed by some so-called creative people engaged in Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts. They think of themselves as a bit of a bohemian but are shrewd and diplomatic from the inside.
Before joining an advertising agency, Ajit adopted cultivated carelessness; he grew up beard and hair along with the most weird attires to project himself a copywriter.
by khyatijp January 5, 2024
Get the Cultivated Carelessness mug.A word birthed from the inherently foolish mispronunciation of the name Carlisle by a certain purple haired, silly, pixie who shall remain unnamed at this time.
The official use of the word is to describe how you are heading to a location via any mode of transportation that is NOT a 2 door or 4 door sedan or sports car.
The official use of the word is to describe how you are heading to a location via any mode of transportation that is NOT a 2 door or 4 door sedan or sports car.
"Hey, I'm riding to work on my segway. Yes, on my segway, I have to get there carlessly since the transmission went in my Prius."
by spikerulez October 5, 2017
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Get the Going Cakeless mug.A sarcastic, ironic, irreverent take on the original phrase "couldn't care less." Just like with "couldn't care less," this phrase simply means that one does not care. In this case, it is intended as an ironic insult, since it prompts the other person to reason out that the only reason it would make sense to say "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less" is if they cared some and yet still extremely little. It's an insult delivered as a sarcastic compliment.
It's like if the TV is on really loud, and someone says, "can you turn it up?" That's a sarcastic comment on how loud it is. Just like "I could care less" is a sarcastic comment on how little you care.
Over time, it became so commonplace that people forgot it was sarcastic and just say it straight to mean "I don't care."
It's like if the TV is on really loud, and someone says, "can you turn it up?" That's a sarcastic comment on how loud it is. Just like "I could care less" is a sarcastic comment on how little you care.
Over time, it became so commonplace that people forgot it was sarcastic and just say it straight to mean "I don't care."
by The Yar February 13, 2018
Get the Could care less mug.Sometimes misinterpretation by “couldn’t care less”. Could care less is the correct option. Considering that “i couldn’t care less” means they care already, but can’t care any less than they already do. Now, “could care less” means they don’t care at all, so they dont care any less.
by koolwiz June 3, 2018
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