Synonyms

tinker\'s damn

tinker's damn

noun
1.
the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
2.
care/give a tinker's damn, to have or feel little or no concern; be unaffected or unmoved: I don't care a tinker's damn for their opinions.

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Tinker's damn is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.


Origin:
1830–40; from tinkers' alleged habit of cursing frequently (hence weakening the force of a curse)
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tinker's damn or tinker's cuss
 
n
slang the slightest heed (esp in the phrase not give a tinker's damnorcuss)
 
tinker's cuss or tinker's cuss
 
n

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