Added 9 October 2026
devil-may-care
adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about devil-may-care at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Cheerfully irresponsible.
carefree with his money
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Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness.
a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors
Origin
From attributive use of a shortened idiom of the original oath or expression: The devil may care, but I do not.
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