| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| buckshee |
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| SYLLABICATION: | buck·shee |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b k sh |
| NOUN: | 1. Chiefly British Something extra or left over that is obtained free. 2. An extra ration. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Free of charge; gratis: “If they deposit these shares, too, in the scheme, they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis” (Economist). 2. Unsolicited; gratuitous: “The title was a bit of buckshee deceit, and had little to do with the plot” (Financial Times). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Variant of baksheesh.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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