Shabash
//ˈʃɑːbɑːʃ// intj
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Definitions
Intj
- 1 An exclamation of praise for an achievement. India
""'Shabash! coach-wan,' exclaimed the sahib; 'thou art a man, indeed, and shalt have Shere Bahadoor's skin as recompense for the hurt to thy stomach. Bid him come again.'"
Example
More examples""'Shabash! coach-wan,' exclaimed the sahib; 'thou art a man, indeed, and shalt have Shere Bahadoor's skin as recompense for the hurt to thy stomach. Bid him come again.'"
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from the term شاد باش (šād bāš, “be happy”), from شاد (“joyful”) + باش (“be (imperative)”).
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