Sekirov Dictionary

baksheesh

/bækˈʃiːʃ/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.
- What an honour to think that I am to be elevated to the throne, and to bring the seat in Parliament as backsheesh to the sultan! — 1848
•
(slang) A minor wound that necessitates the evacuation of a soldier from the combat zone for medical treatment.
- Some prayed for what was known as a 'blighty' wound or a 'backsheesh' wound, a wound that would be bad enough to have them sent home but not so bad that it would cripple them. — 2018

verb1

To bribe with a baksheesh.

forms

baksheeshed · baksheeshing · baksheeshes

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