regifting
Unwanted gift forwarding
Regifting is giving someone a gift you previously received from someone else.
The practice is common but often considered tacky, especially if the original giver discovers it: She recognized the vase—I'd been caught regifting.
The word emerged in the 1990s, popularized by a *Seinfeld* episode.
Not wished for
- duplicateExact replica of original
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- presentsItems given freely
- giftsItems freely given
redistribute · rewrap · relabel · exchange · hand-me-down · closet · stockpile · rotation
Vulgar or slightly sticky
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- cheapLow in price
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
shameful · deceptive · caught · discovered · exposed · embarrassing · obvious · telltale
Careful judgment in speech
- tactSensitivity in speech
- thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
- appropriatenessQuality of being suitable
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
sensitivity · consideration · awkwardness · dilemma · protocol · gesture · occasion · manners
Employ something again
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- circularForming a closed curve
preloved · thrift · upcycling · sustainable · reduce · minimalism · declutter
unwanted
Not wished for
gifts · redistribute · rewrap · relabel · exchange · hand-me-down · closet · stockpile · rotation · birthday
tacky
Vulgar or slightly sticky
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- cheapLow in price
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
insincere · shameful · deceptive · caught · discovered · exposed · embarrassing · obvious · telltale · dust
discretion
Careful judgment in speech
- tactSensitivity in speech
- thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
- appropriatenessQuality of being suitable
judgment · sensitivity · consideration · awkwardness · dilemma · protocol · gesture · occasion · manners · courtesy
reuse
Employ something again
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
circular · preloved · thrift · upcycling · sustainable · reduce · minimalism · declutter
- givinggive, donating, donation, donate, sharing
- sharinggiving, lending, borrowing, donating, swapping
- waste reductionreuse, recycle bin, refill, upcycle, downcycle
- giftsgifts, present, presents, Christmas present, retirement gifts
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, welcome
- philanthropydonations, charity work, donate, give, giving
regiftingkeeping
Holding in custody
treasuring · cherishing · hoarding · displaying · using
gift, gifted, gifting, regift, regifts, ungifted, regifted, giftable, gifter