lagniappe
/lan-yap, lan-yap/US // lænˈyæp, ˈlæn yæp //UK // (lænˈjæp, ˈlænjæp) //
滞销品,滞销产品,滞销商品,滞留
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
- : a gratuity or tip.
- : an unexpected or indirect benefit.
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Examples
Gramercy Cellars (Greg Harrington, winemaker) in Columbia Valley–-especially “Lagniappe” Syrah.
We picked up one excellent word—a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word—'lagniappe.'
Beside, there is no law prohibiting profanity in books: the whole inquiry here is but so much lagniappe.
At least, I saw her buy a quartie's worth o' coffee and a quartie's worth o' sugar, an' then ask for lagniappe o' salt.
Whyn't you ax fur des one lagniappe o' sugar-plums, baby, bein's it's Christmas?
Lagniappe is a small gratuity which New Orleans children always expect and usually get with a purchase.
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