gimme

/ˈɡɪmiː/

gimme

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Definition

Give me.

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of give me.

Example Sentences

  • "Gimme the ball."
  • "He, that would write exactly, muſt avoid a Barbarous Pronunciation, and conſider for facility, or thorow miſtake, many words are not ſounded after the beſt dialect. Such as […] gem me, gim me, give me."
  • "Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight / Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?"
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