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Meaning of bamboo baksheesh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act of striking a person who comes begging for money.

archaic, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Run, oh splay-footed loafer, lest I pay you bamboo baksheesh.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

bamboo ceiling bamboo coral Bamboo Curtain bamboo diplomacy Bamboo English bamboo fern