indian giver
11Indian giver — An Indian giver gives something, then tries to take it back …
12Indian giver — Indian giving. Informal (sometimes offensive). a person who gives a gift and then takes it back. [1825 35] * * * …
13Indian giver — noun Date: circa 1848 a person who gives something to another and then takes it back or expects an equivalent in return • Indian giving noun …
14Indian giver — noun (C) AmE informal an expression that is now considered offensive meaning someone who gives you something and then takes it back Indian giving noun (U) …
15Indian 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… …
16Indian giver — person who gives something as a gift to another and later takes or demands it back …
17indian giver — Australian Slang person who gives something as a gift to another and later takes or demands it back …
18indian 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… …
19Indian giver — In′dian giv er n. usage: This term, though not commonly used, is usually perceived as insulting. It arose from a misconception about the customs of Native Americans. off sts a person who gives a gift and then takes it back usu. off. Etymology:… …
20Indian — inhabit of India or South Asia, c.1300 (noun and adjective); applied to the native inhabitants of the Americas from at least 1553, on the mistaken notion that America was the eastern end of Asia. Red Indian, to distinguish them from inhabitants… …
