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Indian giver

 
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–noun Informal: Sometimes Offensive.
a person who gives a gift and then takes it back.
Origin:
1825–35

Related forms:
Indian giving, noun
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Indian giver  
n.   Offensive
One who gives something to another and then takes or demands the gift back.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Indian giver

One who takes or demands back one's gift to another, as in Jimmy wanted to take back Dan's birthday present, but Mom said that would make him an Indian giver. This term, now considered offensive, originally alluded to the Native American practice of expecting a gift in return for one that is given. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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