Friday, October 23, 2009

Devil May Care

Devil-may-care - Meaning recklessly free of spirit.

I've always thought this phrase, as in "He has a devil-may-care attitude" meant something along the lines of - "The devil may worry about what I'm doing, but I sure as hell don't." In other words, I'm so reckless even the devil is concerned. But, I figured if I ever investigated it I'd find some mundane, boring origin.

I was wrong. The phrase is literally a shortening of "The devil may care, but I do not."
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  1. UnknownDecember 24, 2010 at 11:43 PM

    Have you considered that if the devil does exist, he doesn't care about your actions. Therefore do what you feel because morality is what you make it.

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    1. UnknownJune 10, 2013 at 6:56 PM

      That worldview might work if people didn't have such colorful viewpoints on morality. "Do what you feel" works great until somebody "feels" that kicking you in the balls is the right thing to do. Ya dig?

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  2. bruce100January 29, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    what ever helps you sleep at night james...

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  3. AnonymousMay 31, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    James that's exactly wrong: if the devil exists he most certainly does care and gain when you sin. Therefore, if you are so sinful that even the devil thinks you are out of line, it aptly means you should be concerned, but you are acting as if you aren't... ;)

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    1. UnknownNovember 1, 2013 at 5:11 PM

      Wow. I think the devil would concern himself less with the sins of sinners and more the weakness of saints. For give my format and grammar but I'm on a phone. What however forgives your stupidity. God is for people who have to be led when they have freedom to lead. There's nothing waiting for you. No clouds no river no hope. What you do here matters but not how you think. "That dudes a twat"-Lucifer

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  4. GoodGuySatanNovember 1, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    At least the devil doesn't discriminate; he accepts us all equally. And he never sent any plagues, floods, etc. like God apparently does whenever he gets angry. Oh, and the devil did give us knowledge, creativity and choice.

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    1. UnknownJuly 22, 2013 at 1:09 PM

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    2. UnknownJuly 22, 2013 at 3:27 PM

      I think there is some kind of irony in this post...

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    3. JoeAllenNovember 21, 2013 at 7:53 PM

      Satan invented DEATH to exterminate the human race (Hebrews 2: 14). Satan is "the angel of Death" who destroyed Jobs family.
      Satan is the Devil and Satan has an insane HATRED for humanity.

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  5. Lilly RowlingFebruary 1, 2014 at 3:10 AM

    I was also unsure about the meaning of this idioms, but finally got to know it is quite interesting idiom, love to learn this.

    I wonder devil-may-care.

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