backhander
noun
- 1
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
- 2
A blow with the back of the hand.
- 3
A bribe, a secret payment.
- 4
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
- 5
A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
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