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gimme

gimme

9.3
An informal spoken way to say give me in casual talk
  • other
  • /ˈɡɪmi/
  • Informal
translation icon : dame
  • When we stopped for lunch, I said, "Gimme a sandwich with extra cheese."

The universe will say right back to you over and over again, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.

Examples

  • Gimme-gimme-gimme-gimme-gimme!

    Night of the Living Deb (2015)

  • Oh, she is Stella, Gimme that, Gimme that, Gimme that.

  • Gimme more, Gimme brown, Gimme more and Gimme brown.

  • The universe will say right back to you over and over again, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.

    Evan Carmichael

  • The universe will say right back to you over and over again, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.

    Evan Carmichael

  • And you know all they're going to say when I get home is Gimme a what do you think?

  • And when I want just rich dark black, just Gimme black and make it last and don't let it flake off.

  • Gimme-gimme-gimme-gimme-gimme!

    Night of the Living Deb (2015)

  • During the game, the player shouted, "Gimme the ball!" to his teammate.

  • She asked her friend, "Gimme a hand with these boxes, please."

Idioms

gimme a five
  • Informal
9.9

To ask someone to touch your raised hand to celebrate

Surface Forms

gimme main

Morphology

gimme = give + me (transparent) = give + me

A clear colloquial contraction of the two-word phrase 'give me' whose meaning matches the source phrase in casual speech.

Etymology

Gimme is an informal, spoken short form of the phrase give me, the quick way people say 'give me' in everyday talk. That's why gimme is used in casual speech to ask for something or to tell someone to 'hand over' an item.