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noun
Backshish, Backsheesh  n.  In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a "tip".
Synonyms: gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis.






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"Backshish" Quotes from Famous Books



... riding on a pony which his father was leading. This child of a different race, and six thousand miles away, looked so much like our Billy that I wanted to eat him up—dirt and all. I contented myself with giving him backsheesh, while my companion photographed him. Such an afternoon as that was on that lovely golden river, with the sun just setting, and our picturesque boatmen sending the boat through thousands upon thousands of sea-gulls just to make them fly, ...
— As Seen By Me • Lilian Bell



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