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- [gim-ee]
- /ˈgɪm i/
- /ˈɡɪm.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gim-ee]
- /ˈgɪm i/
Definitions of gimme word
- noun gimme Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play. 1
- noun gimme the gimmes. reliance on or a demand for the generosity of others, especially as one's due: grown children with the gimmes who still expect money from their parents. greediness. 1
- noun gimme Give me (not acceptable in standard use). 1
- interjection gimme give me 1
- interjection gimme give it to me 1
- noun gimme Gimme is sometimes used in written English to represent the words 'give me' when they are pronounced informally. 0
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Origin of gimme
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; informal pronunciation of give me
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gimme
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gimme popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gimme usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gimme
verb gimme
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
noun gimme
- freebie — something given without charge or cost, as a ticket to a performance or sports event or a free sample at a store: Freebies can be very useful in promoting your brand or business.
- complimentaries — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- free ticket — entitlement to sth at no cost
- complimentariness — The state or quality of being complimentary.
Antonyms for gimme
verb gimme
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
Top questions with gimme
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