Soooo.....Where Did the Term

[George Wallace]

Soooo...Where did the Term "Smoker" come from?

GW

 

[Franko]

Probably......a bunch of troops got together after a battle and had a celebretory smoke......

Just my 2 cents.....

Regards

 

[George Wallace]

Franko

....or was it after a unit function of many beers and smokes and then playing poke-chest with the biggest meanest Bas_____d in the Regiment?

GW

 

[Franko]

Perhapse......

Sounds about right...especially at the last Leilliefontein bash. 

Regards

 

[George Wallace]

.....or what are the origins of the term BUCKSHEE?

 

[Horse_Soldier]

Buckshee is another of those linguistic gems the Brits picked up in India

 

[Fishbone Jones]

SYLLABICATION: buck ·shee
PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: bksh    KEY 
NOUN: 1. Chiefly British Something extra or left over that is obtained free.
2. An extra ration. 
ADJECTIVE: 1. Free of charge; gratis: â Å“If they deposit these shares, too, in the scheme, they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basisâ ? (Economist).
2. Unsolicited; gratuitous: â Å“The title was a bit of buckshee deceit, and had little to do with the plotâ ? (Financial Times). 
ETYMOLOGY: Variant of baksheesh.

baksheesh 
SYLLABICATION: bak ·sheesh
PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: bkshsh, bk-shsh    KEY 
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. baksheesh
A gratuity, tip, or bribe paid to expedite service, especially in some Near Eastern countries. 
ETYMOLOGY: Persian bakhshish, present, from Middle Persian bakhshishn, from bakhshdan, bakhsh-, to give presents, from Avestan bakhsh-. See bhag- in Appendix I.

 

[DAA]

baksheesh is a fact of life where I am, especially if you want anything done within a reasonable amount of time with somewhat quality results.  Funny thing about it, is that the people on the receiving end probably make more of an income from baksheesh than from their regular wage.