gimme
English
Etymology
Written form of a
reduction
of
give
me
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈɡɪmiː/
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Contraction
gimme
(
colloquial
)
give
me
.
Gimme
the ball.
See also
lemme
gimme cap
,
gimme hat
Noun
gimme
(
plural
gimmes
)
(
colloquial
)
Something that is
easily
obtained
.
It's a
gimme
.
(
golf
)
A tap-in
putt
, usually a couple inches from the cup.
Don't count two strokes for that — it was a
gimme
, if I wasn't holding the flag with my other hand, for the next players waiting on the hole, it would have gone in.
See also
wannabe
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