"gift that keeps on giving" meaning in All languages combined

See gift that keeps on giving on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-gift that keeps on giving.ogg [Australia] Forms: gifts that keep on giving [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|gifts that keep on giving|head=gift that keeps on giving}} gift that keeps on giving (plural gifts that keep on giving)
  1. (idiomatic) Something with continuous (typically positive) consequences. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-gift_that_keeps_on_giving-en-noun-pAZS3JzE
  2. (slang) A sexually transmitted disease. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sexually transmitted diseases
    Sense id: en-gift_that_keeps_on_giving-en-noun-0VTs2NgC Disambiguation of Sexually transmitted diseases: 2 98 Categories (other): English cognate expressions, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English cognate expressions: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 97

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gift that keeps on giving meaning in All languages combined (3.3kB)

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