backhander

[bak-han-der]

back·hand·er

[bak-han-der]
noun
1.
a backhanded slap, punch, stroke, or play.
2.
British Slang.
a.
a drink served out of turn to a guest as a bottle or decanter is passed around the table during dessert.
b.
a bribe.

Origin:
1795–1805; backhand + -er1
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Backhander is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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World English Dictionary
backhander (ˈbækˌhændə)
 
n
1.  a backhanded stroke or blow
2.  informal an indirect attack
3.  slang a bribe

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backhander definition


  1. n.
    a backhand slap in the face. : Yes, officer, a perfectly strange woman came up and clobbered me with a backhander that loosened a tooth.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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