gimme

noun gim·me \ ˈgi-mē \

Updated on: 28 Mar 2018

Definition of gimme

plural 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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All to keep a House seat that should have been a GOP gimme — and that will likely vanish by November, when a new congressional map is expected to be in place.

— deirdre shesgreen, USA TODAY, "Democrats can win back Trump voters and 4 other takeaways from the Pennsylvania special election," 14 Mar. 2018
Fortunately, matchups with the Pistons, Grizzlies (2x), and Mavericks should be gimmes.

— sean meagher, OregonLive.com, "Trail Blazers links: Damian Lillard cracks ESPN's MVP rankings," 13 Mar. 2018
Stivers was right that the race should have been a GOP gimme.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "A Special Showdown in Trump Country," 11 Mar. 2018
Clark had a tough first half with just five points on 2 of 5 shooting and a missed gimme under the basket just before halftime.

— chris hays, OrlandoSentinel.com, "AAC Tournament: Top-seeded Cincinnati fights off SMU in quarterfinals," 9 Mar. 2018
The issue is a gimme for her opponent, Supervisor Deanna Alexander, the most conservative County Board member.

— daniel bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee County candidate had expletive-laden Facebook rants on her hatred of police," 12 Feb. 2018
But there was more than a potential gimme game to get excited about.

— matthew vantryon, Indianapolis Star, "That time Bob Knight helped Indiana basketball fans win free McDonald's 43 years ago," 11 Jan. 2018
Hey @guskenworthy, gimme, gimme more on the slopes today!!

— marie simoneaux, NOLA.com, "Britney Spears Tweets her support for Olympian Gus Kenworthy," 17 Feb. 2018
Those should be gimmes, and the Spurs have not taken advantage of them.

— staff report, San Antonio Express-News, "Writers’ roundtable: Discussing Bertans’ upside in San Antonio," 19 Jan. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of gimme

from gimme, contraction of give me

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