Associations to the word «Lagniappe»

Wiktionary

LAGNIAPPE, noun. (Louisiana) (Mississippi) (Trinidad and Tobago) (uncommon) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to a customer when they purchase something else.

Dictionary definition

LAGNIAPPE, noun. A small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats