regifters
Present passers-along
Regifters are people who give away gifts they received from someone else.
The practice carries a mild stigma—it suggests the original gift wasn't valued enough to keep.
Regifters risk embarrassment if the original giver discovers what happened: She's such a regifter—I saw that same candle at her house last year.
Items given freely
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- hand-me-downsPre-worn inherited garments
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- redistributeApportion anew among parties
rehome · repurpose · stockpile · rotation · swap · exchange · unused · unopened
Cultural or social prohibition
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- tactSensitivity in speech
- disclosureAct of revealing information
detection · discovery · embarrassment · tactfulness · sensitivity · dilemma · judgment · secrecy
Sparing with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- budget-consciousAware of spending limits
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
cheap · tightfisted · savings · bargain · cost-cutting · practical · strategic · opportunistic
Employ something again
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- upcycleCreatively reuse discarded materials
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
green · conservation · repurpose · minimalism · decluttering · anti-consumerism · zero-waste · secondhand
presents
Items given freely
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- hand-me-downsPre-worn inherited garments
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
redistribute · rehome · repurpose · stockpile · rotation · swap · exchange · unused · unopened · relabeling
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- tactSensitivity in speech
disclosure · detection · discovery · embarrassment · tactfulness · sensitivity · dilemma · judgment · secrecy · confession
frugal
Sparing with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- budget-consciousAware of spending limits
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
penny-pinching · cheap · tightfisted · savings · bargain · cost-cutting · practical · strategic · opportunistic · shrewd
reuse
Employ something again
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- upcycleCreatively reuse discarded materials
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
sustainable · green · conservation · repurpose · minimalism · decluttering · anti-consumerism · zero-waste · secondhand · salvage