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Lagnappe   Listen
noun
Lagnappe, Lagniappe  n.  (Also spelled lagnappe)  
1.
In Louisiana, a trifling present given to customers by tradesmen; a gratuity. "Lagniappe...is something thrown in, gratis, for good measure."
2.
A tip or gratuity.
3.
Hence: Anything obtained gratuitously or unexpectedly.






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"Lagnappe" Quotes from Famous Books



... consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment; investment, investiture; award. almsgiving^, charity, liberality, generosity. [Thing given] gift, donation, present, cadeau^; fairing; free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation; lagniappe [U.S.], pilon [U.S.]. grace, act of grace, bonus. allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention. bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation^, dot, appanage; voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance &c 783; amortization. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



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