Definition: A putt that one player requests be conceded by another player, allowing the first player to pick up and move on as if the putt had been holed.
The word derives from "give me," as in, "Will you give me that one?" Many golfers play using gimmies for any short putt. The unofficial rule is "inside the leather" - that is, if a ball is closer to the hole than the distance from your putter head to putter grip when laid flat on the green, it's a gimmie and you can pick up.
The key word there is "unofficial." Because gimmies are never allowed under the official rules. In match play, an opponent can concede a putt of his or her own volition (without being asked), but the rules never allow gimmies.
Alternate Spellings: Gimme
