Indian giver

英語

詞源

見Indian giving。

名詞

Indian giver (複數 Indian givers)

1. (非正式，現冒犯) 送人東西後又想討回來的人
   • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, 章號 41, 出自 Kindred of the Dust:

     Mark me, he'll never take those bonds.... He gave them to you and he's not an Indian giver."

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   • 2001, Jon Ippolito, 「Whatever Happened to the Gift Economy?」, 出自 Leonardo, 卷 34, 期 2，頁號 159:

     He was labeled an "Indian giver"—someone who gives a gift only to ask for it back.

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相關詞彙

• Indian giving
• Indian gift