Found 2 items, similar to Lagniappe.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: lagniappe
lagniappe
n : a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a
customer who makes a purchase)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lagniappe
Lagniappe
\La*gniappe\, Lagnappe
\La*gnappe"\, n. [Also spelled
lagnappe.][Etym. uncertain.]
1. In Louisiana, a trifling present given to customers by
tradesmen; a gratuity.
[1913 Webster]
Lagniappe . . .is something thrown in, gratis, for
good measure. --Mark Twain.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A tip or gratuity.
[PJC]
3. Hence: Anything obtained gratuitously or unexpectedly.
[PJC]