Definition of an Indian giver

Indian giver

noun

• a person who gives something, only to take it away later.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  
  Citation from "Dr. Ben / Nick", Louie (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 26 2011.

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give	Definitions include: to give up or to show weakness.
give a bag of d*cks	Definitions include: to care.
give a bum steer	Definitions include: to give bad advice.
give a crap's *ss	Definitions include: to care.
give a damn	Definitions include: to care.
give af	Definitions include: "give a fuck".
give a flying f*ck	Definitions include: to care.
give a frog's fat *ss	Definitions include: to care.
give a f*ck	Definitions include: to care.
give a hand	Definitions include: to applaud.
give a hiding	Definitions include: to beat up.
give a monkey's	Definitions include: to care a tiny amount, always used in the negative
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Other terms relating to 'indian':
dot Indian	Definitions include: a person from India.
EI	Definitions include: East Indian.
feather Indian	Definitions include: a native American.

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