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Lagniappe vs Perk - What's the difference?

lagniappe | perk |

As nouns the difference between lagniappe and perk

is that lagniappe is (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 while perk is perquisite or perk can be a percolator, particularly of coffee.

As a verb perk is

shortened form of percolate or perk can be to become more lively or enthusiastic or perk can be (dated) to peer; to look inquisitively.

As an adjective perk is

smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.

lagniappe

Noun

(en 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.
  • * 1973 , (Thomas Pynchon), (w, Gravity's Rainbow) :
  • ‘Call it a little lagniappe , goodbuddy, that’s Duane Marvy’s way o’ doin’ thangs.’
  • * 2011 , Steven Johnstone, A History of Trust in Ancient Greece (ISBN 0226405095), page 23:
  • The seller resorts to a common saying to justify his position, while the buyer had to counter this with some arch words of his own. How buyers and sellers negotiated over a lagniappe'—an extra tidbit or bonus—reveals the precarious nature of trust in such relationships. Millett .

    Synonyms

    * pasella (South Africa), tilly (Ireland)

    Anagrams

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    perk

    English

    Etymology 1

    From perquisite, by abbreviation.

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (less common)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Perquisite.
  • Free coffee is one of the perks of the job.

    Etymology 2

    From percolate (verb) and percolator (noun), by abbreviation.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Shortened form of percolate.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A percolator, particularly of coffee.
  • Etymology 3

    The origin is .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become more lively or enthusiastic.
  • To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.
  • * Barrow
  • to perk over them
  • To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
  • to perk''' the ears; to '''perk up one's head
    (Cowper)
    (Sherburne)
    Derived terms
    * perk up * perky

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain
  • * Spenser
  • Perk as a peacock.

    Etymology 4

    The origin is .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To peer; to look inquisitively.
  • (Charles Dickens)
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