gimme

Or gim·mie

[gim-ee]

1. Informal.,  give me.

noun

Slang.

1. Golf.,  a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play.

2. the gimmes,

   1. 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.

   2. greediness.

gimme

/ ˈɡɪmiː /

interjection

1. slang,  give me!

noun

1. golf a short putt that one is excused by one's opponent from playing because it is considered too easy to miss

Word History and Origins

Origin of gimme¹

First recorded in 1925–30; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of give me in continuous rapid speech

Example Sentences

Dave Novosel, senior analyst at Gimme Credit, thinks the use of SPVs is likely more a reflection of the market having to cope with a big increase in new debt than concern over the health of big-tech balance sheets.

Read more on Barron's

“The new initiatives eliminate key points of differentiation from competitors and risk alienating a segment of the traditional customer base,” Gimme Credit analyst Jay Cushing wrote in a note earlier this month.

Read more on Barron's

“Gimme human beings—heart, soul,” he says.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

William Lindsay Gresham alternates passages of hallucinatory prose with sharp dialogue and eerie images: “Darkness of street darkness with the night’s eyes up above the roof cornices oh Jesus he was bleeding suitable for a full evening’s performance gimme a rye and plain water, yeah, a rye make it a double.”

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

After a flirty “Love Me Do,” he asked the women in the crowd to “gimme a Beatles scream,” then nodded approvingly at the sound.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bear 
• bring 
• convey 
• distribute 
• drop 
• give 
• hand 
• hand over 
• pass 
• transport