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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In a friendly round, gimmes and mulligans make life easier.
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Don Mal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
If anything, the approval process for the Swerdlow project suggests the Transit Station Neighborhood Developments may be painstaking and anything but a gimme for other developers who may seek to build under it.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
All 10 misses were from 40 yards and beyond, but in fairness Moody was drafted specifically to make long-distance kicks in addition to the gimmes his predecessor Robbie Gould made with machine-like accuracy.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
Outlets including The Wall Street Journal and CNN identified the vernacular for this courtesy: a gimme.
—Matthew Purdy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Don Mal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
If anything, the approval process for the Swerdlow project suggests the Transit Station Neighborhood Developments may be painstaking and anything but a gimme for other developers who may seek to build under it.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
All 10 misses were from 40 yards and beyond, but in fairness Moody was drafted specifically to make long-distance kicks in addition to the gimmes his predecessor Robbie Gould made with machine-like accuracy.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
Outlets including The Wall Street Journal and CNN identified the vernacular for this courtesy: a gimme.
—Matthew Purdy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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“Gimme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimme. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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