| 单词 | indian giver |
| 释义 | Indian givernoun Informal: Sometimes Offensive.a person who gives a gift and then takes it back. Origin of Indian giverFirst recorded in 1825–35 usage note for Indian giverThis term is sometimes perceived as insulting to or by American Indians. However, it originally referred to their custom of giving a gift and expecting an equivalent gift in return. See also Indian. OTHER WORDS FROM Indian giverIndian giving, nounWords nearby Indian giverIndian Desert, Indian elephant, Indian Empire, Indian fig, Indian file, Indian giver, Indian hawthorn, Indian hemp, Indianian, Indian ink, Indianism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Indian giverIndian giver nounUS and Canadian offensive a person who asks for the return of a present he has given Derived forms of Indian giverIndian giving, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with Indian giverIndian giver One who takes or demands back one's gift to another, as in Jimmy wanted to take back Dan's birthday present, but Mom said that would make him an Indian giver. This term, now considered offensive, originally alluded to the Native American practice of expecting a gift in return for one that is given. [Colloquial; early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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