baksheesh

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Synonyms: backsheesh, banshees, bakshish, hasheesh, bakshaish

Antonyms: backsheesh, banshees, bakshish, hasheesh, bakshaish

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Noun

1. In the [[Middle East]] or [[southwest]] [[Asia]]: a [[bribe]] or [[tip#Noun|tip]].
2. {{lb|en|military slang}} A [[minor]] [[wound]] that [[necessitate]]s the [[evacuation]] of a [[soldier]] from the [[combat zone]] for [[medical]] [[treatment]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[bribe]] with a baksheesh.

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