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In Spanish, I'd say "me importa un pepino" ("I care a cucumber") shares as much popularity as "me importa un pimiento" ("I care a pepper"). Personally I've heard/used the second one a lot more, but I guess it may depend on the region or something.

But there are other, more explicit, expressions equally popular. There is "me importa una mierda" ("I care a shit"), and the most vulgar one is probably "me suda la polla" ("it makes my dick sweat") or, for short, "me la suda".

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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The dutch one is better translated as “I’ll let it rust my crack” (as in buttcrack) rather than anus. It comes from the fact that we also used to use the word crack for “railtrack embedded in the pavement” as used by trams (streetcars). To let the crack oxidize is to not do proper upkeep on that section of the track. Though no one uses crack to refer to railway track anymore. So the translation is definitely the conn…

As a modern day dutch speaker: can confirm the connotation. Never heard about this alternative use of "reet" before. As an aside, in Dutch, this alliterates ("rust" is "roest" in dutch). As an aside aside, the expression is passive in Dutch. A more direct translation would be "that can rust to me arse". The "to" there is also weird in Dutch ("aan").

“I’ll let it rust my rectum” alliterates even more (although technically the rectum is the last part of the intestine)...

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

#84

In Polish, it’s “mam to w dupie”, or “I have it up my ass”, which actually sounds painful/rather a lot of effort about something you’re indifferent to.

Slovak:

mám v piči (mám to v piči) = i have (it) in vagina

Môžem (to) jebať = i can fuck (that)

Jebem na to = fuck on that

Môžem osrať = i can poop on it

Serem na to = I'm pooping on it

Sral to pes = May dog poop it out

Kašlem na to = I'm coughing on it

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Seems to be a mix betwen of "Je m'en bats les couilles" and "Le train de tes injures roule sur les rails de mon indifférence", never heard the author version. I stand wrong on the etymology, see below. French-speaking here. It exists as an entry in the https://fr.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/s%E2%80%99en_badigeonner_le... but I don't think I ever heard someone uses it. The non vulgar original version seems to be "s'en bross…

There are just a lot of different ways to say it, and although this one isn't very popular most people would still get the meaning fine and it does have some attested use, so I think it has its place in such a list. My own personal favorite would be (it's very inelegantly translated) it touches one [of my testicles] without making the other move (maybe invented by former president Chirac, at least made popular by him…

What is it in French?

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

#86
In French, the one with the paint is not common. However “je m’en branle” (I wank myself with it?) and “j’en ai rien à branler/foutre/secouer” (I have nothing to wank/jerk/shake with it) are _very_ common.

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

#87
In Spanish, in particular in Spain, "cucumber" is seldom used. The order of most used according to a recent corpus [1] and google search suggestions would be:

I care a ... ("Me importa un ...")

- Amaranth, "bledo" (a plant)

- Penis, "carajo"

- Cumin, "comino"

- Bell pepper, "pimiento"

- Ball, "huevo"

- Cucumber, "pepino"

[1] https://www.corpusdelespanol.org/

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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You can assume that most trending content on the web is intentionally well timed and trying to peddle something to you. Doesn't matter though; still fun.

“Fun” is subjective. I found much of this material not interesting or fun. Im just replying to you whilst walking my dog, hoping to trigger a raucous debate for the sake of it.

You found it not interesting you say? In other words, it could oxidize on your anus?
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