Dictionary

gibsmedat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɪbsmidæt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

A white caricature of how a black person would supposedly pronounce give me that.

Meanings

1. (offensive, slang, uncountable) A supposed mentality of entitlement to welfare and a refusal to pay, stereotypically associated with African-Americans.
   • This is where everything is heading towards! One big Asian-Aryan society, and every other unworthy non-white suffers from both liberal egalitarian delusions and "gibsmedat" disorder. That is where our future is if we don't address this issue. 2017, Pilleater, Almond Eyes, Baby Face, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 230:
   • In his following messages, he summarizes his attitudes towards immigrants, identifying immigrants with gibsmedat. 2025, Matt Flynn, Petia Genkova, Michael Morley, Martina Rašticová (editors), Handbook of Diversity Competence, European Perspectives, page 290:
   • On 2024-02-13 5:22 p.m., Relf wrote: Black culture can be hard to understand, at first, if you're not used to it. It's fairly easy to understand the mindset of a nugger and the term "gibsmedat" pretty much sums it up. 2024 February 13, RabidPedagog, “(OT) Putin's Interview”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy (Usenet):
   • I don't know whether gibsmedat is a part of African-American culture or blacks worldwide. But hear this Tyrone, I am not going to give you anything. 2018, Francis Nally, A Manifesto About Stalking Patrick Hyland, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 75:

Forms

Deriveds

gibs

Relateds

welfare queen · Uncle Sugar · gimmigrant · pull oneself up by one's bootstraps · rugged individualism