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Baksheesh

//bækˈʃiːʃ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip. uncountable, usually

    "What an honour to think that I am to be elevated to the throne, and to bring the seat in Parliament as backsheesh to the sultan!"

  2. 2
    a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) wordnet
  3. 3
    A minor wound that necessitates the evacuation of a soldier from the combat zone for medical treatment. slang, uncountable, usually

    "When we had made the boys as comfortable as possible and given them fags, of which our Padre seemed to have an inexhaustable^([sic]) supply, they were quite cheerful, and joked about “backsheesh” wounds."

Verb
  1. 1
    To bribe with a baksheesh. ambitransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش (baxšiš, “present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”) or بخشش (baxšeš), from بخشیدن (baxšidan, “to give, grant, bestow”).

Etymology 2

From Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش (baxšiš, “present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”) or بخشش (baxšeš), from بخشیدن (baxšidan, “to give, grant, bestow”).

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