lagniappe
or la·gnappe
Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
a gratuity or tip.
an unexpected or indirect benefit.
Origin of lagniappe
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How to use lagniappe in a sentence
Gramercy Cellars (Greg Harrington, winemaker) in Columbia Valley–-especially “lagniappe” Syrah.
Taste Off: Super Bowl State Wines From Colorado and Washington | Jordan Salcito | February 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe picked up one excellent word—a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word—'lagniappe.'
Life On The Mississippi, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)Beside, there is no law prohibiting profanity in books: the whole inquiry here is but so much lagniappe.
A Book of Prefaces | H. L. MenckenAt least, I saw her buy a quartie's worth o' coffee and a quartie's worth o' sugar, an' then ask for lagniappe o' salt.
Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales | Ruth McEnery StuartWhyn't you ax fur des one lagniappe o' sugar-plums, baby, bein's it's Christmas?
Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales | Ruth McEnery Stuart
lagniappe is a small gratuity which New Orleans children always expect and usually get with a purchase.
Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales | Ruth McEnery Stuart
British Dictionary definitions for lagniappe
lagnappe
/ (lænˈjæp, ˈlænjæp) /
a small gift, esp one given to a customer who makes a purchase
something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus
Origin of lagniappe
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