shabash
/ (ˈʃɑːˈbɑːʃ) /
Indian an expression meaning well done; bravo
Origin of shabash
1Words Nearby shabash
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use shabash in a sentence
If we risk ourselves against these fellows, and are victorious, will not every Thug in the land cry shabash!
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorHe who feareth not death is a king in his own right, and dieth but once; but a coward—shabash!
The Taming of the Jungle | Dr. C. W. DoyleWhen a pleasing storey or adventure is heard or witnessed, and they wish to express their approbation, instead of saying shabash!
At that same moment we heard a feeble cry in Hindustani, "shabash, Sahib log, chello!"
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories | VariousWhen he smote the coal crushed and slid and rumbled from the darkness into the darkness, and the devils cried shabash!
From Sea to Sea | Rudyard Kipling
Browse