Usually means: Gives gift, then takes back.
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  1. Indian giver: Merriam-Webster
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  1. Indian Give'r: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (informal, now offensive) A person who demands the return of or takes back something that was previously given.

Similar:
taker-backer, Native American giver, red man, Crow Indian, injun, ah neh, curry, ingrate, goback, invader, more...

Opposite:
white giver, white person

Types:
stingy, miserly, greedy, parsimonious, avaricious, more...

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Similar:
taker-backer, Native American giver, red man, Crow Indian, injun, ah neh, curry, ingrate, goback, invader, more...

Opposite:
white giver, white person

Types:
stingy, miserly, greedy, parsimonious, avaricious, more...



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