backhander
(noun) a backhanded blow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
backhander (plural backhanders)
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
A blow with the back of the hand.
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
Source: Wiktionary
Back"hand`er, n.
Definition: A backhanded blow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
