an Indian giver



an Indian giver

A person who asks the return of or takes back a gift after he or she has given it. (Potentially offensive due to the politically incorrect reference to Native Americans.) I'm sorry to be an Indian giver like this, but I'm afraid I need the $50 back that I gave you last week.
See also: giver, Indian

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VukaŠIn-Serbian
Ezar-Biblical
Ganbaatar-Mongolian
Kiran-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali, Urdu
Mirindamee-REEN-dahEsperanto
MÍCheÁL-Irish