English
Etymology
Written form of a w:reduction (linguistics)|reduction of "give me"
Pronunciation
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Verb
gimme
- colloquial Give me.
#:Gimme the ball.
See also
lemme
Noun
en-noun
- colloquial something easily obtained
#:It's a gimme.
- golf 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 on the hole, it would have gone in.
See also
wannabe
Category:English verbs
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