Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Contraction of give me.
  • adjective Demanding material things or especially money; acquisitive.
  • noun A putt that is granted to a fellow player as successfully made either before it is attempted or after it is missed in an informal game of golf.

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  • verb colloquial give me.
  • noun colloquial something easily obtained
  • noun golf A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup.

Etymologies

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Written form of a reduction of "give me"

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Examples

  • Players generally concede putts when the opposing player is within "gimme" range on the green.

    Ryder Cup format 1999

  • It's on this page, scroll down to the left, you'll see a poll about Osama's video and who Osama wants to win - gimme a break.

    11/01/2004 2004

  • A good craftsman allows themselves one coincidence -- one 'gimme' -- per story, maximum.

    Crit List Stardate 2009: It's Not 'To Boldly Go,' It's 'To Go Boldly,' You Semi-Literate Baboon Sean Craven 2009

  • A good craftsman allows themselves one coincidence -- one 'gimme' -- per story, maximum.

    Archive 2009-05-17 Sean Craven 2009

  • Brown conceded that the 'Horns are not yet a "gimme team" -- i.e. they aren't dominant enough to consider any game a "gimme" -- but they're in a lot better shape than they were two weeks ago, having averted the first three-game losing streak of Brown's tenure.

    SI.com 2010

  • Organized labor is hoping for a double "gimme" -- recognition without winning an election and contract without completing a negotiation.

    The American Spectator 2009

  • And he says, quick and brisk, "Four thousand dollars," and I was most stunned, but I manages to slap a five-dollar gold piece down on the counter and I says, quick and brisk too: "In God's name gimme a bite out of it!"

    Sonnie-Boy's People 1912

  • Isner's play was littered with mistakes down the stretch: He double-faulted to trail 2-1, slapped what he later called a "gimme volley" into the net to make it 5-2, put a drop shot into the net for 6-2, then missed a forehand return on match point, ending things after 3 hours, 24 minutes.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed HOWARD FENDRICH 2011

  • He double-faulted to trail 2-1, slapped what he later called a "gimme volley" into the net to make it 5-2, put a drop shot into the net for 6-2, then missed a forehand return on match point, ending things after 3 hours, 24 minutes.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • Upcoming crossword gimme: The Simpsons 'Ms. Krabappel equals Edna.

    Upright Citizens Brigade ��� Crossword King ('Wearz Bermuda ------') on TV Clues; CBS's I Want My Daddy 1998

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