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Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.

You know, it's someone saying something on the Internet, so it must be true... Never heard of this one either (I'm also French).

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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>It’s horseradish to me (Russian) Well, that's a one way to say it for sure, but that's almost the most delicate way, lol.

It's also definitely a ‘minced oath’ for ‘похуй’—which involves the dick and a prefix/preposition that is basically random, as usual for abstract idiomatic expressions in various languages.

For general absence of fucks, there's also the suitable ‘it doesn't fuck me’.

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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post #9

> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.

s’en badigeonner les testicules avec le pinceau de l’indifférence
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