Indian gift
noun
A present given with the expectation of receiving an equivalent in return; (now chiefly) a present given and then demanded back.
- Now chiefly depreciative and often considered offensive..
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hutchinson (bap. 1698, d. 1769), classical scholar.
- home help
- home helper
- home hospital
- home improvement
- home Indian
- home influence
- home insurance
- home invader
- home invasion
- home island
- home is where the heart is
- home, James (and don't spare the horses)!
- home keeper
- home-keeping
- homekeeping
- home key
- Homel
- homeland
- homeland centre
- homeland movement
- homeland security
- home language
- home leave
- homeless
- homelessly