bamboo baksheesh

English

Noun

bamboo baksheesh (uncountable)

1. (slang, archaic) The act of striking a person who comes begging for money.
   • 1939, “Running Commentary”, in Punch, volume 196, page 280:

     Run, oh splay-footed loafer, lest I pay you bamboo baksheesh.

Usage notes

• See baksheesh for spelling variants.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary