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Pococurante [poh-koh-koo-RAHN-tee]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: French, 18th century

1. Apathetic, indifferent, or nonchalant.

Examples of pococurante in a sentence

"The pococurante taxi driver nearly sideswiped several other cars getting us to the airport, yet he didn’t seem especially troubled."

"Unfortunately, the heritage building was owned for decades by a pococurante landlord who failed to do standard maintenance."