In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.
In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.
the complex Oriental etiquette which under the name of “baksheesh” calls for lavish remuneration and bribes, rudely demanded but ever so graciously accepted by the natives in return for little or no services rendered.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(military slang) A minor wound that necessitates the evacuation of a soldier from the combat zone for medical treatment.
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(ambitransitive) To bribe with a baksheesh.
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