Backsheesh

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounIn the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern Europe: a bribe or tip.

2.nounA minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front.

3.verbTo bribe with a baksheesh.

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