‖ je m'en fous, phr.
(ʒəmɑ̃fu)
[Fr.]
= prec. Hence je-m'en-foutism(e).
| 1918 A. Bennett Pretty Lady xxi. 134 ‘But, madame, it is raining terribly.’ ‘Je m'en fous. Run for a taxi.’ 1936 ‘G. Orwell’ Keep Aspidistra Flying x. 269 At the bottom of all his feelings there was a sulkiness, a je m'en fous in the face of the world. 1954 Landfall VIII. i. 27 The Sydneysider's traditional lounging jemenfoutism. 1959 Guardian 5 Nov. 6 France..has gone from despair and j'menfoutisme to optimism. 1964 Ibid. 4 Dec. 11/3 There is a species of je m'en foutisme in Godard that I like. 1966 Ibid. 9 Dec. 7/3 Happiness, they appear to say, is square, happiness is corny—and je m'en fous. |