TINKER'S DAMN


Meaning of TINKER'S DAMN in English

Variant: also tinker's dam

Pronunciation: - ' dam

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from the tinkers' reputation for blasphemy

Date: 1839

: a minimum amount or degree (as of care) <didn't give a tinker's damn about poetry ― James Blish>

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