BACKSHISHING

Verb

backshishing

present participle of backshish

Source: Wiktionary


BACKSHISH

Back"sheesh`, Back"shish`, n. Etym: [Pers. bakhshish, fr. bakhshidan to give.]

Definition: In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a "tip".

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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