Definition of Lagneappe
{ La*gniappe (?), La*gnappe" (?) },
n. [Etym. uncertain.] In Louisiana, a trifling
present given to customers by tradesmen; a gratuity.
Lagniappe . . .is something thrown in, gratis,
for good measure. Mark Twain.
{ La*gniappe (?), La*gnappe" (?) },
n. [Etym. uncertain.] In Louisiana, a trifling
present given to customers by tradesmen; a gratuity.
Lagniappe . . .is something thrown in, gratis,
for good measure. Mark Twain.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (southern US and Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit
*1973: ‘Call it a little lagniappe, goodbuddy, that's Duane Marvy's way o' doin' thangs.' — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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