lagniappe
lagniappe [ lan-YAP, LAN-yap ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
a small gift presented by a merchant to the customer | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The large purchase made by the couple compelled the store owner to present a lagniappe to them. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Intelligence is an experiment in evolutionary terms, an ecologically surplus ability -- a lagniappe, extra goods. |
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