(gift giver)

  • 31Indian giver — For the 1910 Fruitgum Company song, see Indian Giver (song). For the 1910 Fruitgum Company album of the same name, see Indian Giver (album). Indian giver is an expression used mostly by European Americans to describe a person who gives a gift… …

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  • 32Indian giver — noun an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation • Hypernyms: ↑donor, ↑giver, ↑presenter, ↑bestower, ↑ …

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  • 33The Gift of the Magi — Infobox short story | name = The Gift of the Magi title orig = translator = author = O. Henry country = USA language = English series = genre = short story published in = publication type = publisher = media type = pub date = 1906 english pub… …

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  • 34The Gift (Ahmir album) — Infobox Album | Name = The Gift Type = Studio Artist = Ahmir Released = April 11, 2007 Recorded = 2006 2007 Genre = R B Label = Echo Vista Music Group Producer = Last album = This album = Go (2007) Next album = The Gift is the debut album by… …

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  • 35indian gift — noun Usage: usually capitalized I : something given by an Indian giver * * * Indian gift noun (N Am inf) A gift that is given and then taken back, or for which a return gift is expected • • • Main Entry: ↑Indian …

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  • 36Indian giver — /ˈɪndiən gɪvə/ (say indeeuhn givuh) noun a person who gives something as a gift to another and later takes or demands it back. {from the ceremonial gift giving in the Native American tradition in which a gift is meant to be reciprocated or else… …

  • 37Indian giver — Indian giving. Informal (sometimes offensive). a person who gives a gift and then takes it back. [1825 35] * * * …

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  • 38Indian giver — person who gives something as a gift to another and later takes or demands it back …

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  • 39indian giver — Australian Slang person who gives something as a gift to another and later takes or demands it back …

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  • 40indian giver — Meaning One who gives a gift but later takes it back. Origin Derives from the alleged practise of American Indians of taking back gifts from white settlers. This term, which is certainly American, may have been coined to denegrate of the native… …

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