Sekirov Dictionary

gimme

/ˈɡɪmiː/

contraction 1
noun 4
forms 1
phrases 1

contraction1

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(informal) a short form of "give me", used in speech when asking for something
- Gimme the ball.

noun4

(informal) That which is easy to perform or obtain, especially in sports.
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(informal) 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 for the hole, it would have gone in.
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(informal) That which is simply given away for nothing; a freebie.
- The Trojan horse gimme typically arrives as an e-mail attachment promising something for nothing (that is, a “gimme”)—maybe a fun free screen saver,[…] — 2008
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That which is certain; that which is sure to be the case.
- The staid and uncool Democratic Establishment, by blowing a gimme election, had discredited itself. — 2019

forms

gimmes

Phrases with gimme

gimme a five
A request to receive a high five.

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