baksheesh
Plural: baksheeshes
Noun
- a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
- In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.
- A minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front.
Verb
- To bribe with a baksheesh.
Origin / Etymology
From Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش (baxšiš, “present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”) or بخشش (baxšeš), from بخشیدن (baxšidan, “to give, grant, bestow”).
Synonyms
backsheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip, Blighty one, buckshee, grease payment, lubrication payment
Scrabble Score: 21
baksheesh: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbaksheesh: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
baksheesh: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary