gimme
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈɡɪmi/
- Slang
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concesión
- Gimme six points and Golden State.
- gimme putts
- gimme cap
- Gimme a break
You know, being being president is a hard job, but some parts of it are just a Gimme putt.
- You know, being being president is a hard job, but some parts of it are just a Gimme putt.
Examples
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Last time was a gimme to make him eligible for the cheapest race they card here.
Fiction book (1990) -
The most immediate problem is: the gimme-stuff voters won't ever go for it.
Blog text (31) -
Another student followed that, "this is definitely not a 'gimme' class."
Academic text (2007) -
Mal says, "Donahue," and Phil hits a single, a gimme that Singleton should have caught.
Fiction book (2002) -
The free kick was a total gimme for the skilled player.
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Scoring that easy shot was just a gimme during the match.
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He called the final minute of the game a gimme since they were so far ahead.
Synonyms
30
3.0
An action or result that is sure to succeed
19
3.6
A task that is very easy to do
8
3.4
Easy tasks that give quick results
1
3.4
An easy task that you can do without much effort
1
4.4
An easy contest or task that someone wins with little effort
1
6.7
An easy win in a competition with little opposition
A competition or test that is very easy to pass
An easy win that is almost certain
Antonyms
Idioms
How Easy
- Slang
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8.2
1
4.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gimme as a noun for something very easy comes from the spoken phrase give me, used in games like golf when a short putt is simply 'given' to a player. So a gimme is a point or chance you are handed with little or no effort, which is why people call any easy win a 'gimme'.