Buckshee

/bʌkˈʃi/ adjective

Free of charge; something given as an extra gift or bonus without payment.

From Hindi 'baksheesh,' meaning a gift or gratuity. British soldiers encountered this word in India and adapted it into English slang, particularly in the 19th-20th centuries. The meaning shifted to describe anything unexpectedly free.

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