Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To give (an unwanted item received as a gift) to another person as a gift.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, informal To give something as a
gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift. - noun informal A
gift which has been given to a second or subsequentrecipient .
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Examples
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Feel free to "regift" this present to as many as you can!
Archive 2007-12-01 Heidi Hess Saxton 2007
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And when you receive Aunt Beatrice's holiday fruitcake again this year, you know that you can easily "regift" it to kind, old Mr. Smith who doesn't have anybody to bake him holiday treats.
Jim Gibbons: Buying a New Computer this Holiday Season? Responsibly Recycle Old Electronics for Free 2009
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Feel free to "regift" this present to as many as you can!
Christmas gift ... from the Vatican! Heidi Hess Saxton 2007
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Well, Christmas is over, but the Rockettes are still doing their crotch-flashing kicks, and the English will persist in celebrating Boxing Day, that holiday when they "regift" things, drink all your booze and try to borrow money ….
Eight Day Week 2002
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I never dreamed that someday I would "regift" that sweater to my baby boy's baby boy.
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Find out why a quarter of Brits plan to 'regift' unwanted presents this Christmas, and let us know if you'll be one of them!
unknown title 2009
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Then use Facebook Connect to "regift" the fruitcake to friends around the globe.
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Then use Facebook Connect to "regift" the fruitcake to friends around the globe.
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We can tell that from the way people who "regift" take care that the original giver should not find out.
NYT > Opinion By MARGARET VISSER 2009
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UPS Regifter Application: UPS executives created a Web application on Facebook and www. upsregifter.com in which users could "regift" virtual presents to friends and family. www.upsregifter.com The initiative was originally conceived as a fun holiday promotion, says UPS PR manager Debbie Curtis-Magley ...
PR News Blog 2009
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