Baksheesh is a term used to describe tipping, charitable giving, and certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East and South Asia. Leo Deuel sardonically described baksheesh as "lavish remuneration and bribes, rudely demanded but ever so graciously accepted by the natives in return for little or no services rendered."
Origins
Baksheesh is a Persian word, written and originating from the Pahlavi (Middle Iranian) language.
Types of baksheesh
*Charity to beggars. In Pakistan and India, beggars solicit alms by crying 'baksheesh, baba!'.
* Tipping. This does not c...