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.
British soldiers in India loved getting 'buckshee' extras, and this Hindi word stuck so well in English that it became the origin of the modern word 'backsheesh,' showing how languages trade words across cultures.
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