Indian giving

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of demanding the return of a gifted item or taking back something that was previously given, or expecting something in return. derogatory,informal,offensive,uncountable

词源

From Meriwether Lewis' and William Clarke's misunderstanding of how Native Americans traded: a tribe that traded beads for a dog might later trade the dog back to its original owner, expecting something (such as the beads) in return, and taking it if it was not offered.
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