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More than 500 modern phrases include Indian, most of them U.S. and most impugning honesty or intelligence, e.g. Indian giver, first attested 1765 in Indian gift:
"An Indian gift is a proverbial expression, signifying a present for which an equivalent return is expected." [Thomas Hutchinson, "History of Massachusetts Bay," 1765]
Meaning "one who gives a gift and then asks for it back" first attested 1892.

Source: etmology.com

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on December 17th 2008 at 13:24:01

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question (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 17, 12:36:07
- Indian gift..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 17, 12:37:10
  - that's it. (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 17, 13:12:35
    - could you find a web description please? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 17, 13:19:10
      - Here..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 17, 13:24:01
        
        Some Indian tribes had the idea of Potlatch (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 17, 13:29:46
        
        I thought that was more about redistribution of wealth.... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 17, 13:35:20
        
        Yes, essentially it is (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 17, 13:40:39
        
        Didn't know that. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 17, 13:48:02
        
        And..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 17, 13:26:17
        
        And..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 17, 13:26:27
  - like oral sex? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Dec 17, 12:39:31

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