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baksheesh

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

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

Synonymsgrease payment, lubrication payment, Blighty one, buckshee
verb
  1. To bribe with a baksheesh.

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