2. Noun. (colloquial) something easily obtained ¹
3. Noun. (golf) A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gimme
1. something easily won [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gimme
Literary usage of Gimme
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"gimme a cigar!" Naturally, another gentleman present told about another drunken
man. He said he reeled toward home late at night; made a mistake and entered ..."
2. The Scrap Book Popular liter (1906)
"... t' gimme?" asks the little boy at school— His just 'fore Christmas ... goin'
t' gimme ?" asks the yawning money-box Meant to catch the coin to feed the ..."
3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"gimme an hour or so and meet me out front." "It's a date." Le was half a block
from home when he spotted Natalie sitting on her porch, ..."
4. Uncle Remus and His Friends: Old Plantation Stories, Songs, and Ballads by Joel Chandler Harris (1892)
""OH, gimme DE GAL ! " I. DE boss, he squall ter de rompin' boys: Don't ...
Nigger, he holler en sing: Oh, gimme de gal, de big greasy gal, ..."
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