TIP (gratuity)
NOUNS
► AMATEUR NIGHT a night when the tips left by a restaurant’s customers are low → 1995 US sl.
► BACKSHEE a gratuity, a tip → M18
► BACKSHEESH ► BAKSHEESH a tip → c1750 Eng. sl.
► BAMBOO BAKSHEESH a tip that is accompanied by a blow → M19 sl.
► BANSELA a tip, a gratuity → 1913 S. Afr. (Bk.)
► BENEFICE a gift; a gratuity → c1380 obs.
► BOSTON QUARTER a tip of five or ten cents → 1942 US sl.
► BUCKSHEE a tip → c1750 Eng. sl.
► BUCKSHEECH a gratuity; a tip → M19 sl.
► BUCKSHISH a gratuity; a tip → M19 sl.
► DAB IN THE FIST, A a bribe; a gratuity → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DAB IN THE HAND, A a bribe; a gratuity → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DASH a gift, present, tip → 1788
► DEEMER a dime; one who tips a dime; a dime tip → 1927 Amer. dial.
► DROPSY money; often applied specifically to money paid as a tip or bribe → 1930 sl.
► GRAVY money easily acquired; an unearned or unexpected bonus; a tip → 1910 sl.
► KNOCK-DOWN MONEY tips or gratuities → M19 US sl.
► MAGS an extra payment to express appreciation of services outside regular duties, a gratuity, a tip → 1762 Sc.
► MITTEN MONEY extra money, either in the form of a tip or a bribe → 1975 US sl.
► POTCHING the taking of tips from a person whom one has not served → 1883 waiters’ sl.
► RAG a dollar tip; one who tips a dollar → 1939 Amer. hotel sl.
► RAISE a tip or monetary contribution, whether given voluntarily or extorted → M19 sl.
► SHERBET DIP a tip → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► SMOOTH on the railways: a tip of ten cents → 1977 US sl.
► TIPPERY payment, i.e. the ‘world of tips’ → E19 sl.
► TOKE a gratuity or tip → 1971 Amer. sl.
► VAIL a gratuity given to a servant or attendant; a tip → 1605 arch.
► ZUKE in American casinos: a gratuity → 1985 US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ACORN in a casino: a generous tipper → 1984 US sl.
► DEEMER a dime; one who tips a dime; a dime tip → 1927 Amer. dial.
► GEORGE a gambler who tips the dealer or places bets in the dealer’s name → 1974 US sl.
► GEORGE EDDIE ► GEORGE EDDY a person who does not tip → 1962 Amer. food dispensers’ sl. (Bk.)
► GEORGETTE in a casino: a female who tips generously → 1997 gambling sl. (Bk.)
► PALM-WARMER a person who tips → 1951 US sl.
► RAG a dollar tip; one who tips a dollar → 1939 Amer. hotel sl.
► TIPPEE the receiver of a tip or gratuity → 1897
► TIPSTER one who systematically gives tips or gratuities → 1889
VERBS
► BAKSHEESH to give a tip → M18
► BUCKSHISH to give a tip → M18
► BUNG to bribe; to pay; to tip → 1950 criminals’ sl.
► DASH to give a present to; to tip → 1861
► DIB to make a small present of money, to tip → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DROP to spend or lose money; to give a tip → L19 sl.
► FEE to give a gratuity to; to tip → 1925 Amer. dial.
► LUBE to bribe; to tip → 1950s sl.
► PULL DOWN ONE’S EAR to get money from a person, esp. as a tip → c1870 Cockneys’ sl.
► STIFF A WAITER to not leave a tip for a waiter → 1995 US sl. (Bk.)
► TAKE CARE OF to pay, to give a tip → 1970s sl.
► TICKLE IN THE PALM to gratify with a tip → 1694
► STIFF to fail to tip a waiter or other employee → 1939 US sl.
► BUNG to bribe; to pay; to tip → 1950 criminal’s sl.
► PASS THE COMPLIMENT to give a gratuity → L19 sl., obs.
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