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bamboo
baksheesh
(
uncountable
)
(
slang
,
archaic
)
The act of
striking
a person who comes
begging
for
money
.
1939
, “Running Commentary”, in
Punch
, volume
196
,
page
280
:
Run, oh splay-footed loafer, lest I pay you
bamboo baksheesh
.
Usage notes
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See
baksheesh
for spelling variants.
References
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John Camden Hotten (
1873
)
The Slang Dictionary
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