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INDIAN GIVER
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• INDIAN GIVER (noun)
The noun INDIAN GIVER has 1 sense:
1. an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you
Familiarity information: INDIAN GIVER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
An offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Indian giver" is a kind of...):
bestower; conferrer; donor; giver; presenter (person who makes a gift of property)
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
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