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gimme (iou) and panisc (iou)


gimme (iou)



gimme verb & noun. colloq. L19.
[Contr.: cf. LEMME.]
A. verb trans. & intrans. (imper.). Give me; give (it) to me. L19.
R. Boldrewood Gimme some grub. P. G. Wodehouse 'Will you have a whisky and soda, Uncle Donald?'..'Yes' said his relative,..'Gimme.'
b. noun.
sing. & (usu.) in pl. Acquisitiveness, greed. Freq. in have the gimmes, get the gimmes. E20.
Golf. A short easy putt, esp. one conceded without being played. E20.

panisc (iou)



panisc noun. E17.
[Greek paniskos, Latin Paniscus, dims. of Pan: see PANIC adjective & noun2, -ISH1.]
Mythology. A little Pan; an inferior god representing or attending on Pan.