bamboo baksheesh

English

Noun

bamboo baksheesh (uncountable)

(slang, archaic) The act of striking a person who comes begging for money.

Usage notes

See baksheesh for spelling variants.

References

John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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