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Definition of gimme
gimmes
1 : a short putt in golf conceded to an opponent in casual or match play
2 : something easily achieved or won especially in a contest
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But getting aid from a non-profit hospital isn’t exactly a gimme.
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Its home games are against Costa Rica and Panama, neither a gimme, but both very winnable.
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Even Njoku, who had been immune to criticism to that point, dropped a gimme.
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Another gimme first-rounder from the Big Ten is Ryan Ramczyk.
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That Sunday’s victory appeared to be a gimme was irrelevant.
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But that was a gimme: DirecTV is TiVo's fourth-largest shareholder.
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Origin and Etymology of gimme
from gimme, contraction of give me
GIMME Defined for English Language Learners
gimme
play
noun
Definition of gimme for English Language Learners
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: something that is easily done, achieved, won, etc.
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