couldn't be fucked
Refused through apathy
Couldn't be fucked means unwilling to make the effort—too lazy, indifferent, or exhausted to bother: I couldn't be fucked to cook, so I ordered pizza.
Chiefly British and Australian.
The American equivalent is "couldn't be bothered," though the vulgar version carries more emphatic dismissiveness.
Sometimes abbreviated CBF.
- British EnglishUK's native dialect
- indifferenceLack of interest
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
laziness · ennui · apathy · not my problem · irreverence · resignation · sod it · shirking · idiom · slothfulness · nonchalance · detachment · neglect · couldn't care less · profanity · passivity · boredom · colloquialism
couldn't be fuckedeager
Intensely wanting something
enthusiastic · motivated · raring to go · keen · gung-ho
couldn't be fuckedgive a shit
To actually care
give a damn · passionate · invested · committed · dedicated
couldn't be fuckeddiligent
Persistently attentive to tasks
industrious · hardworking · conscientious · assiduous · tireless