regift

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regift

  • /ɹiˈɡɪft/ US

Rhymes with -ɪft

verb regifts · regifting · regifted · re-gift

  1. ditransitive, informal To give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift. Be upfront when giving the re-gifted item.

noun regifts · re-gift

  1. informal A gift which has been given to a second or subsequent recipient. Fortunately, I'd brought a selection of consolation prizes, Christmas regifts all, and so Ritchie the stranded F-250 driver became the recipient of a very nice scented candle.

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verb to give a thing previously received as a gift

Deutschweiterverschenken, weiterschenken
Italianoriciclare
Русскийпереда́ривать peredárivatʹ

noun thing given as a gift that was previously received as a gift

Italianoregalo riciclato

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@misc{regift_2026,
  title = {regift},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/regift},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}