There will be the usual baksheesh for the game warden (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bak|shish — bak|sheesh or bak|shish «BAK sheesh», noun, verb. –n. money given as a tip or a bribe, especially in Egypt, Turkey, India, and other countries, especially of the Near East: »There will be the usual baksheesh for the game warden (New Yorker). –v.t … Useful english dictionary
bak — bak·ery; bak·shaish; bak·sheesh; bak·tun; jin·dy·wor·o·bak; tum·bak; bak·shish; tom·bak; uz·bak; … English syllables
sheesh — back·sheesh; bak·sheesh; buk·sheesh; bakh·sheesh; … English syllables
back|sheesh — or back|shish «BAK sheesh», noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb. = baksheesh. (Cf. ↑baksheesh) … Useful english dictionary
baksheesh — bak·sheesh … English syllables
baksheesh — /bak sheesh, bak sheesh /, (in the Near and Middle East) n. 1. a tip, present, or gratuity. v.t., v.i. 2. to give a tip. Also, bakshish, bakshis. [1615 25; < Pers bakhshish gift] * * * … Universalium
baksheesh — bak|sheesh [ˌbækˈʃi:ʃ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Persian; Origin: bakhshish, from bakhshidan to give ] money that people in the Middle East give to poor people, to someone who has helped them, or as a ↑bribe … Dictionary of contemporary English
baksheesh — bak|sheesh [ ,bæk ʃiʃ ] noun uncount VERY INFORMAL a BRIBE (=money given to someone to persuade them to do something dishonest) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
baksheesh — bak•sheesh [[t]ˈbæk ʃiʃ, bækˈʃiʃ[/t]] n. (esp. in the Near and Middle East) a tip, present, or gratuity • Etymology: 1615–25; < Pers bakhshish gift … From formal English to slang
back|shish — back|sheesh or back|shish «BAK sheesh», noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb. = baksheesh. (Cf. ↑baksheesh) … Useful english dictionary
