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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Continuing a troubling trend, an opponent was first to the puck with Martin Pospisil tapping in the gimme with 36.1 seconds left in the period.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
And with New York dropping the first two games of what was supposed to be a gimme stretch against bottom-feeders, the Knicks’ margin for error is all but gone.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
New York owned an 18-0 record against the bottom-four seeds in either the Eastern or Western Conference before coughing up what should have been a gimme victory in San Antonio.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
The Sharks’ first goal was a gimme, a softy by Smith.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
And with New York dropping the first two games of what was supposed to be a gimme stretch against bottom-feeders, the Knicks’ margin for error is all but gone.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
New York owned an 18-0 record against the bottom-four seeds in either the Eastern or Western Conference before coughing up what should have been a gimme victory in San Antonio.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
The Sharks’ first goal was a gimme, a softy by Smith.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Gimme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimme. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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