2. The cry of an owl.
[1913 Webster]
3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching
Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot.
[PJC]
{Hoot owl} (Zo["o]l.), the barred owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}).
See {Barred owl}.
{not give a hoot} not care at all. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
not give a hoot — not give a hoot/two hoots/informal phrase to not care about something I don’t give two hoots about what people think of me. Thesaurus: to not care about somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
not give a hoot — (not) care/give a hoot informal, informal if you do not give a hoot about something or someone, you do not care about them at all. I don t give a hoot about keeping the house tidy. (often + about) They don t care two hoots who wins as long as it… … New idioms dictionary
not give a hoot — ► not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) informal not care at all. Main Entry: ↑hoot … English terms dictionary
not give a hoot — not care at all, not give a damn … English contemporary dictionary
not give a hoot! — To say that you don t or couldn t give a hoot means that you don t care at all about something. She wears eccentric clothes but she couldn t give a hoot about what others think … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
not give a hoot — to not care about something at all. I don t give a hoot about her opinion of my housekeeping … New idioms dictionary
not care a hoot — (not) care/give a hoot informal, informal if you do not give a hoot about something or someone, you do not care about them at all. I don t give a hoot about keeping the house tidy. (often + about) They don t care two hoots who wins as long as it… … New idioms dictionary
not give two hoots — not give a hoot/two hoots/informal phrase to not care about something I don’t give two hoots about what people think of me. Thesaurus: to not care about somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
give a hoot — (not) care/give a hoot informal, informal if you do not give a hoot about something or someone, you do not care about them at all. I don t give a hoot about keeping the house tidy. (often + about) They don t care two hoots who wins as long as it… … New idioms dictionary
not care a hoot — not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) informal not care at all * * * not care/give a ˈhoot | not care/give two ˈhoots idiom (informal) not to care at all • I don t care two hoots about having money, as long as I m happy … Useful english dictionary
