gimmes

Noun

gimme (plural gimmes)

1. (colloquial) That which is easy to perform or obtain, especially in sports.
   • You have to swipe along to page three of Fifa's world rankings before catching sight of the Faroe Islands, perched in 114th place, nearly 70 spots below Scotland. But under Hakan Ericson, they no longer represent the gimme fixture most in world football once reckoned them to be.2021 October 12, Jamie Lyall, “Faroe Islands 0-1 Scotland”, in BBC Sport
   1. (colloquial) 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 for the hole, it would have gone in.
   2. (colloquial) That which is simply given away for nothing; a freebie.
      • The Trojan horse gimme typically arrives as an e-mail attachment promising something for nothing (that is, a “gimme”)—maybe a fun free screen saver,[…]2008 April 1, Alan Axelrod, PhD; Guy Antinozzi, J.D., The Complete Idiot's Guide to Campus Safety: Essential Safety Tips Every College Student Should Know, Penguin, →ISBN, page 88
2. That which is certain; that which is sure to be the case.
   • Imani: Well, yeah, I was smoking a lot of weed back then, that's a gimme. At the Manor it was really just smoking. Stress smoking. We didn't have no chronic at the time—there were some mushrooms here and there.2009 March 12, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies, Villard, →ISBN, page 332

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