“How much did my guards squeeze out of you in baksheesh to let you in?”. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-02-01] Reference
Afghans derisively call the routine bribes paid to expedite services "baksheesh" - the Persian word for tipping. From Wordnik.com. [Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories] Reference
Still, while the baksheesh is a fact of life in many places, it doesn't work everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt] Reference
Students do backflips, baksheesh, to get adWISE-ers. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
When crossing borders, it's all about the baksheesh. From Wordnik.com. [You have GOT to be fucking kidding.] Reference
He rattled the locked, smiled, and said: "baksheesh.". From Wordnik.com. [Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt] Reference
I gave the messenger some baksheesh and opened the note. From Wordnik.com. [The Curse of the Pharaohs]
And even the Turk was amenable on occasion to baksheesh. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920] Reference
I assumed he was asking for baksheesh and waved him away. From Wordnik.com. [Mr One Dollar] Reference
Vandarn gave all three of them baksheesh and boarded the train. From Wordnik.com. [The Key to Rebecca]
It's a common line preceding a request for money: baksheesh, tips. From Wordnik.com. [Lea Lane: Raw Memories of Egypt in an Earlier Decade] Reference
The young man was clearly angling for sympathy and a bit of baksheesh. From Wordnik.com. ['The Early Stages'] Reference
A. Day: baksheesh (BA.-sheesh) noun - A.payment, such as a tip or bribe. From Wordnik.com. [nspblues Diary Entry] Reference
As soon as they caught sight of us they darted at us, shouting for baksheesh. From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
Drew tells a tale of pressure tactics and baksheesh that knocked us for a loop. From Wordnik.com. [Clean House] Reference
He offered no baksheesh, and without that, not much happens. partially kidding. From Wordnik.com. [Obama negotiations with Iraq.] Reference
"And therefore entitled to additional baksheesh," said Emerson, his lip curling. From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
Of course, I have concerns over the entire ethical underpinning of the baksheesh. From Wordnik.com. [Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt] Reference
Growing up there, getting a phone connection was so hard and often involved baksheesh. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Broadband Battles Continue] Reference
He put a five-pound note on the table beside the telephone: a little baksheesh never hurt. From Wordnik.com. [The Key to Rebecca]
One of the youngsters began the old cry of baksheesh, but cut it off after glancing at Charity. From Wordnik.com. [The Mummy Case]
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a little baksheesh, as such petty inducements are known in Arabic. From Wordnik.com. [Over-The-Top Tips] Reference
While, it appeared that the gig was up, the caretaker smiled, gestured, and again said: "baksheesh.". From Wordnik.com. [Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt] Reference
This is the East, and baksheesh is the way of the world, Hamid Karzai brazenly let it be known this week. From Wordnik.com. [Karzai and the Scent of U.S. Irresolution] Reference
If you bribe to encourage good behavior on one occasion, your kids will be demanding baksheesh on every occasion. From Wordnik.com. [The O'Reilly Factor]
In common with the rest of the world I had heard of baksheesh, but until then I never understood its magic power. From Wordnik.com. [The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography] Reference
Paying baksheesh only encourages the persistence of a practice that is both annoying and economically inefficient. From Wordnik.com. [Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt] Reference
The other is still almost feudal, clannish and with a 'baksheesh' (personal charity approaching graft) mentality. ". From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News]
For an outsider looking in, it means trying to decide whether baksheesh or Big Brother is preferable on any given day. From Wordnik.com. [India Has the Long-Run Advantage] Reference
Someone mentioned it might as well have been an afghani election given the amount of baksheesh that changed hands allegedly. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Spam trap count] Reference
Here was journalism's zealous guardian of professional rectitude with its hand apparently out for a little bit of baksheesh. From Wordnik.com. [When Newspapers Peddle Influence] Reference
Perhaps I can do still more that will justify this baksheesh. From Wordnik.com. [Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine)] Reference
From Persian baksheesh, from bakhshidan, from baksh (to give). From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
A little bit of baksheesh (a present on the side) often works wonders. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
In up-market localities, disparity is visible in baksheesh amounts as well. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
Disclosure: Murilee Martin gets crazy baksheesh for his work on the LeMons Supreme. From Wordnik.com. [Jalopnik] Reference
Murilee Martin gets crazy baksheesh for his work on the 24 Hours of LeMons Supreme. From Wordnik.com. [Jalopnik] Reference
Got these guys trying to throw 'free' gifts at you and then demanding some 'baksheesh'. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
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