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noun
1.
a tip, present, or gratuity.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to give a tip.
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Baksheesh
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
Also, bak·shish, bak·shis.
Origin:
1615–25; < Persian bakhshish gift
1615–25; < Persian bakhshish gift
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Word Origin & History
baksheesh
1620s, in India, Egypt, etc., "a tip," from Pers. bakhshish, lit. "gift," from verb bakhshidan "to give" (also "to forgive"), from PIE base *bhag- "to share out, apportion, distribute" (see -phagous).
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