- not give a tinker's curse (or cuss or damn)
- not give a tinker's curse (or cuss or damn)informalnot care at all.→ tinker
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
tinker — noun 1》 an itinerant mender of pots, kettles, etc. 2》 Brit., chiefly derogatory a Gypsy or other person living in an itinerant community. 3》 Brit. informal a mischievous child. 4》 an act of tinkering with something. verb (tinker with) attempt in… … English new terms dictionary
tinker — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who travels from place to place selling things or repairing metal pots, pans etc 2 BrE old fashioned a disobedient or annoying young child 3 not give a tinker s curse/cuss BrE spoken not give a tinker s damn AmE spoken to not … Longman dictionary of contemporary English