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gifts that keep on giving

gifts that keep on giving is the plural of gift that keeps on giving.

Meaning of gift that keeps on giving

Noun

gift that keeps on giving (plural gifts that keep on giving)

  1. (idiomatic) Something with ongoing consequences; usually, one with positive ongoing consequences.
    • Those flower bulbs that our neighbor gave us are a gift that keeps on giving — they keep blooming year after year.
    1. (idiomatic, slang) A sexually transmitted disease.
      • That one-night stand that some tramp gave him is a gift that keeps on giving — he's had syphilis for years now.

Questions about gifts that keep on giving

What is gifts that keep on giving the plural of?
Gifts that keep on giving is the plural of gift that keeps on giving.

Words near gifts that keep on giving in the dictionary

  1. gifts
  2. gifts from above
  3. gifts from the gods
  4. gifts of gab
  5. gifts of the gab
  6. gifts that keep on giving
  7. giftset
  8. giftsets
  9. giftshop
  10. giftshops
  11. giftsub

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