gimme

gimme
/gim"ee/
1. Pron. Spelling. give me.
n. Slang.
2. Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play.
3. the gimmes,
a. reliance on or a demand for the generosity of others, esp. as one's due: grown children with the gimmes who still expect money from their parents.
b. greediness.
Also, gimmie.
[1925-30; informal pron. of give me]

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