Meaning

4 senses
  1. (colloquial)That which is easy to perform or obtain, especially in sports.

  2. That which is easy to perform or obtain, especially in sports.

    (colloquial)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.

  3. (colloquial)That which is simply given away for nothing; a freebie.

  4. That which is certain; that which is sure to be the case.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. If someone knows, please gimme a tip.

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  2. Mama, Tom won't gimme back my toy!

    ruМам, Том мне игрушку не отдает! — sharptoothed

    deMama, Tom will mir mein Spielzeug nicht zurückgeben! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Come here, gimme a hug.

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  4. Gimme a look-see.

    ruДай-ка заценить. — paul_lingvo

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · blay_paul · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Gimme back my eraser.

    deGib mir mein Radiergummi zurück! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

Written form of a reduction of give me.

Written form of a reduction of give me.

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Forms

plural: gimmes
Singulargimme
Pluralgimmes

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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