backhander

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

back + hand + -er

[edit] Noun

backhander (plural backhanders)

  1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. A blow with the back of the hand.
  3. (informal) A bribe.

[edit] Translations

blow
bribe
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