tinker's damn

a tinker's damn

rude slang That which has little or no value. Fred doesn't give a tinker's damn about what anyone else thinks of him. I was so excited when my grandfather said he'd give me his car, but this old clunker isn't worth a tinker's damn.

tinker's damn

Something of no value. Itinerant tinsmiths known as tinkers were roughand- ready men who saw no reason to watch their language. They swore so frequently that their curse words had no value for emphasis or anything else, and so something that was said to be worth a tinker's damn had no merit or value at all.

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释义	tinker's damn a tinker's damn rude slang That which has little or no value. Fred doesn't give a tinker's damn about what anyone else thinks of him. I was so excited when my grandfather said he'd give me his car, but this old clunker isn't worth a tinker's damn. See also: damn Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tinker's damn Something of no value. Itinerant tinsmiths known as tinkers were roughand- ready men who saw no reason to watch their language. They swore so frequently that their curse words had no value for emphasis or anything else, and so something that was said to be worth a tinker's damn had no merit or value at all. See also: damn Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: a tinker's damn curse a tinker's curse tinker not give a tinker's damn not give a tinker's damn about (someone or something) damn not give a tinker's curse not give a tinker's cuss not worth a (tinker's) damn References in periodicals archive Most wish that they could have been married in the church, but at the practical level, they don't give a tinker's damn. Indeed, many faithfully attend Mass and approach the Eucharist as if they believe in the primacy of the individual conscience. Marry 'em and bury 'em: the church is truly Catholic when it comes to death Nobody cares a tinker's damn how anybody else votes or whether they vote. Grisly fate of zoo animals And frankly I don't give a tinker's damn about shocking people sitting at home waiting for Corrie. JOHNSON MAN OF THE PEOPLE: Show us the blood and guts of this Bush war The Corsicans, however, do not seem to give a tinker's damn whether you love or loathe it. Harbour Delights; Travel I'm no accident - and I don't give a tinker's damn what you think" (qtd. Answering "The Waste Land": Robert Hayden and the Rise of the African American Poetic Sequence But I doubt if it means a tinker's damn to the EPA whether or not international standards are harmonized. Environmental Protection Agency reaches $1 billion settlement with on-highway engine builders "The plain truth is I don't give a tinker's damn how we distribute our information. The president vs. the press: COOL IT
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