gimme

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of give me.

noun

1. (colloquial) That which is easy to perform or obtain, especially in sports.
   1. (golf) A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup.
      Don't count two strokes for that — it was a gimme: if I wasn't holding the flag with my other hand for the next players waiting for the hole, it would have gone in.
   2. That which is simply given away for nothing; a freebie.
      The Trojan horse gimme typically arrives as an e-mail attachment promising something for nothing (that is, a “gimme”)—maybe a fun free screen saver,[…] 2008-04-01, Alan Axelrod, PhD, Guy Antinozzi, J.D., The Complete Idiot's Guide to Campus Safety: Essential Safety Tips Every College Student Should Know, Penguin, page 88
      Our first answered prayer is Salvation—the entry of Christ— but that is a “gimme,” it is a “freebie,” for God has already answered this prayer for everyone, even before he or she asks. 2012-11-28, R. Crafton Gibbs, Eternal Life with God: Logos 1, of Writing God's Book of Life, R. Crafton Gibbs / Google Books Play, page 181
2. That which is certain; that which is sure to be the case.
   Imani: Well, yeah, I was smoking a lot of weed back then, that's a gimme. At the Manor it was really just smoking. Stress smoking. We didn't have no chronic at the time—there were some mushrooms here and there. 2009-03-12, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies, Villard, page 332
   Didn't wear any rings, and if she had worn some, they would have contained purple stones, that was a gimme. A nightmarish thought flashed through his head. Him waking on a Sunday morning, finding Cresta there in his bed beside him,[…] 2011 08, David Carter, The Murder Diaries - Seven Times Over: Seven Times Over, Lulu.com, page 182