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Baksheesh

/bækˈʃiːʃ/

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

📖 Definitions of "Baksheesh"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

verb
  1. 1

    To bribe with a baksheesh.

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