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Gimhae-si
Gimhae-si (김해시), city in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, between Busan and Changwon; former Gaya capital, home of UNESCO-listed Daeseong-dong tombs, Gimhae International Airport, and about 567,000 residents.
Gimillu
Gimillu was an official of the Eanna temple of Ištar at Uruk, an oblate and rent farmer active from 539 to about 535 BC, spanning the Persian conquest of Babylonia.
Gimistotug
Gimistotug (BGB-A445) is a BeiGene/BeOne IgG1 monoclonal antibody OX40 (TNFRSF4/CD134) agonist that does not block OX40-OX40L binding; investigational intravenous cancer immunotherapy in phase 1-2 solid tumor trials, not approved.
Gimlet (cocktail)
The Gimlet is a gin cocktail with preserved lime juice, traditionally Rose's Lime Juice Cordial, first named in 1922 print. Also known as a vodka Gimlet or fresh-lime version, it traces to British scurvy-prevention lime rations after the 1867 Merchant Shipping Act.
Gimlet Media
Gimlet Media, Brooklyn podcast studio founded 2014 by Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber; shows included StartUp, Reply All, Homecoming. Acquired by Spotify in 2019 for a reported $230 million and absorbed into Spotify Studios in June 2023.
Gimli (Middle-earth)
Gimli, son of Glóin, is the Dwarf of Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring: Elf-friend, Lockbearer, slayer of 42 Orcs at Helm's Deep, Lord of the Glittering Caves, and the only Dwarf said to have sailed West, with Legolas in Fo.A. 120.
Gimli Glider
The Gimli Glider, registration C-GAUN, is the Air Canada 767 that ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet in 1983 and glided to a safe landing at Gimli, Manitoba.
Gimli, Manitoba
Gimli, Manitoba: lakeside town on Lake Winnipeg, 80 km north of Winnipeg, founded 1875 by Icelandic settlers as capital of New Iceland; home of the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba (Íslendingadagurinn), New Iceland Heritage Museum, and Crown Royal distillery.
Gimme a Break!
Gimme a Break! (NBC, 1981-1987) is an American sitcom starring Nell Carter as housekeeper Nell Harper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters; 137 episodes, six seasons, created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen.
Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series)
Gimme Gimme Gimme: British BBC sitcom (1999-2001) written by Jonathan Harvey, starring Kathy Burke as Linda La Hughes and James Dreyfus as gay actor Tom Farrell, flatmates chasing men; 19 episodes, six million viewers, ABBA theme.
Gimme More
"Gimme More" is a 2007 Britney Spears song, the lead single from Blackout, produced by Danja and written with Keri Hilson and Marcella Araica; it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and opens with "It's Britney, bitch".
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter: 1969 Rolling Stones song by Jagger and Richards opening Let It Bleed, with Merry Clayton's cracked guest vocal; also the 1970 Maysles-Zwerin documentary of the band's 1969 tour and the Altamont killing.
Gimme Shelter (1970 film)
Gimme Shelter (1970) is a Direct Cinema documentary by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin covering the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour and the Altamont Speedway concert, where Meredith Hunter's stabbing was captured on film.
Gimme Shelter (2013 film)
Gimme Shelter (2013 film), also called Gimme Shelter, is Ron Krauss's drama starring Vanessa Hudgens as pregnant runaway Agnes 'Apple' Bailey, based on Kathy DiFiore's Several Sources Shelters, released by Roadside Attractions in January 2014.
Gimme Some Lovin'
Gimme Some Lovin' is a 1966 single by the Spencer Davis Group, written by Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood, and Spencer Davis. It peaked at number 2 in the UK and number 7 in the US, and was later covered by the Blues Brothers.
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) is a 1979 ABBA disco single written by Andersson and Ulvaeus, sung by Agnetha Faltskog, a UK number 3 hit later sampled in Madonna's Hung Up.
Gimnasia y esgrima (gimnasia y esgrima de jujuy)
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy (El Lobo), Argentine club from San Salvador de Jujuy founded 18 March 1931; plays at Estadio 23 de Agosto (24,000), Nacional B champion 1993/94, 18 Primera seasons, in Primera Nacional 2026.
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Gimnàstic de Tarragona (Nàstic), Catalan multi-sport club founded 1 March 1886, oldest polideportivo entity in Spain; football section in Primera Federación, three top-flight seasons (1947-1950, 2006-07), Nou Estadi since 1972.
Gimnastica segoviana
Gimnástica Segoviana CF, Segovia football club founded 1928 (disputed 1925-1930), azulgrana kit, plays at La Albuera; third-tier Segunda División B history and first Primera Federación promotion in 2024.
GIMP
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free, open-source raster graphics editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Created by Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis in 1996, it is known as a leading free alternative to Photoshop.
Gimpel the Fool
Gimpel the Fool (Yiddish: Gimpl tam) is a 1945 short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer about a gullible baker, made famous by Saul Bellow's 1953 English translation.
Gimpo International Airport (김포국제공항)
Gimpo International Airport (김포국제공항), also called Kimpo Airport, is an airport in western Seoul, 16 km from the city center. It was South Korea's international gateway until Incheon opened in 2001.
Gimpo-si
Gimpo-si (김포시, 金浦市) is a city in northwestern Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, at the Han River mouth near Gimpo Airport; 276.606 km², about 514,000 residents, 3 eup, 3 myeon, 8 dong, promoted from Gimpo-gun to city status in 1998.
Gims
Gims (Maître Gims), born Gandhi Djuna in Kinshasa in 1986, is a Congolese-French rapper-singer, ex-Sexion d'Assaut leader, and million-selling solo artist behind Subliminal and Mon cœur avait raison.
Gimyo persecution of scholars
The Gimyo persecution of scholars (기묘사화) was a 1519 Joseon political purge in which reformist officials led by Jo Gwang-jo were driven from office and their leader executed.
Gin
Gin is a juniper-flavoured spirit (jenever, genever lineage) made by flavouring neutral agricultural alcohol with juniper berries, legally required to taste predominantly of juniper, produced by maceration or vapour-infusion redistillation and spanning London dry, Old Tom, Plymouth, navy strength, and contemporary styles.
Gin and Juice
Gin and Juice (also Gin & Juice) is a 1994 Snoop Doggy Dogg single from Doggystyle, produced by Dr. Dre; it hit No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, went RIAA Gold, and later lent its name to a cocktail brand.
Gin and tonic
Gin and tonic: a highball cocktail of gin and quinine-flavoured tonic water, born in British colonial India; first printed in 1868 at the Sealkote races, Erasmus Bond patented tonic water in 1858, and about 70 litres of tonic supply one antimalarial quinine dose.
Gin basil smash
Gin basil smash, also called Gin Pesto: a modern classic cocktail of gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and muddled basil, created by Jörg Meyer at Le Lion bar in Hamburg in 2008, an IBA official New Era cocktail.
Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms, American alternative rock band formed 1987 in Tempe, Arizona; jangly power pop behind quadruple-platinum New Miserable Experience (1992) with hits Hey Jealousy and Found Out About You written by fired founding guitarist Doug Hopkins.