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[Ben Zimmer]

You can find earlier examples in Jesse Sheidlower's _The F-Word_ (4th ed.,
2024):

1969 The Hatchet (George Washington University) (Mar. 20) 11/1: Mural
Softball Weekend Scores…. IDGAF 8 -- Teddy’s Team 3.
1982 The Manet (North Quincy (MA) High School yearbook) 78: IDGAF, let the
Good Times Roll, "No Way Jose," "Whatever."
1993 RELEASE: Recent and Upcoming Album Releases: 93:41 in rec.music.misc
(Usenet newsgroup) (Oct. 15): 2 Nov Lyrical Prophets I.D.G.A.F.
1997 Re: creative acronyms in alt.tasteless.jokes (Usenet newsgroup) (May
28): IDGAF I Don’t Give A Fuck.
[etc.]

--bgz

On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM Dennis During <
00001bcaf94bd005-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> in Wiktionary since 11/2/2011, with a single citation from 1993.
>
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM Jonathan Lighter <
> 00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
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> > Md. Gov. Wes Moore on _The Weekend_ (MSNOW TV): I have five letter for
> the
> > _Washington Post_ [after an unfavorable comment]: I. D. G. A. F.
> >
> > JL
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> > "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the
> truth."
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