The Origins of the term "ReGifting"

[@jeremytung1632]

From regifting to shrinkage to yadda yadda yadda, Seinfeld’s additions to the English lexicon are invaluable.

[@ari6ix]

Walter White is a regifter! Forget the meth, this is shocking!

[@kayseecoward7571]

When I was a kid, I used to write skits and TV show episodes for me and my circle of friends and in one of them, I used the word regift and I was reading the script for my mom in the car on our way home from school one day and she told me that the term was from Seinfeld, and I was so shocked to hear it.

[@panchopistola8298]

Nah really ?

[@kayseecoward7571]

@@panchopistola8298 yes hahaha, I’m pretty sure I overheard a teacher using that word

[@ardeleanion4435]

How can you LIE like that?? 🤦 What a dumb bitch.

[@kayseecoward7571]

@@Delowist I was like 12. Besides, we never even performed them in public 🙄

[@rotcod2886]

My nine year old just used the term. I have no idea where she learned it!

[@king_sutter]

Wow. A young bryan cranston!

[@sitdowndogbreath]

When he had hair

[@princessplushy9649]

I'm in this episode!!!!

[@michaelimfeld5991]

I always thought "gifting" was an incorrect way of saying giving. I googled it and learned that the word had a 400 year history, so I'll have to change my view. The article pointed out that gifting is more precise than giving. I gave my lawn mower to my neighbor, could imply that you let the neighbor use your lawn mower. If you didn't want the mower back, that would be clear if you used gifted instead of gave. I guess I should blame Seinfeld for popularizing the use of this correct but awkward term. It just goes to show how comedy can effect a change in the use of language.

[@redda2]

Omg it's Walter White!!

[@vistulacooper6802]

I've re-gifted AND Yada Yadad!!

[@Bribridude130]

I never knew that the episode that popularized the word "regifting" was the same episode where the two men say "The Ukraine is weak" while playing risk on a subway train next to another passenger who happens to be Ukrainian.

[@loverofthemilf]

The term has been around since the days of Wyatt Earp.

[@armand.sarkani]

No need to overlay the theme music onto the clip ... it is very distracting while they are talking

[@tim3172]

Golly gee, it's almost like it's to avoid copyright issue or something.

[@scarygary-qq1pj]

The loud music is annoying.

[@JDnFL]

Regifting is way older than Seinfeld

[@notrealy180217]

This is human history people. Pay attention

[@FAAQQ]

If he can regift, why can't you degift 😂😂

[@bossfan49]

I hate the use of the word gifted as a verb.

[@Hadam10Rose]

I've regifted before. :)

[@LB__1]

After Amy left Jerry, she hooked up with Walter White and moved to New Mexico.

[@moshfists]

Hey everybody, when somebody is really good to you, don't you feel like it's a gift these days? I'm totally gonna be a Re-Gifter when it comes to that. How about you? ✌️👽 🛸💨

[@EvanG529]

Waltuh, where's the label maker Waltuh?

[@dragonmammma]

I'm pretty sure that the term regifting predates Seinfeld.

[@JosephScarbrough]

The word "meh" predates the Simpsons (at least by a couple of decades), but they're often cited as the origin of the word.

[@paulleepoy7236]

😂😂😂

[@dimitri1013]

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