lagniappe
Complimentary store gift
Lagniappe is a small gift or bonus given by a merchant to a customer—an extra donut in the bag, a free sample with purchase.
The word comes from Louisiana French and remains strongest in Gulf Coast usage.
By extension, any unexpected extra or pleasant surprise: The sunset was lagniappe after a perfect day.
Additional, beyond necessary
dividend · windfall · reward · bounty · premium · incentive · benefit · goodie
Louisiana's French descendants
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- GulfNamed oceanic inlet
Southern · Acadian · Francophone · patois · beignet · praline · gumbo · jambalaya
Not anticipated beforehand
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- discoveryAct of finding something
- treatSomething pleasantly special
Liberal bestowal of gifts
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
hospitality · warmth · giving · openhandedness · liberality · magnanimity · graciousness · thoughtfulness
extra
Additional, beyond necessary
tip · dividend · windfall · reward · bounty · premium · incentive · benefit · goodie · treat
Cajun
Louisiana's French descendants
Gulf · Southern · Acadian · Francophone · patois · beignet · praline · gumbo · jambalaya · zydeco
unexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- discoveryAct of finding something
treat · unanticipated · bonus · happenstance · windfall
largess
Liberal bestowal of gifts
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
goodwill · hospitality · warmth · giving · openhandedness · liberality · magnanimity · graciousness · thoughtfulness · courtesy
token
Representative placeholder
favor · offering · present · trinket · gesture · remembrance · takeaway · thank-you
- freebiesfreebie, freebies, samples, giveaways, free
- Cajun Culturebayou, boudin, crawfish, etouffee, gumbo
- Cajun LouisianaAcadiana, Cajun, bayou, crawfish, Cajun culture
- French AmericaCajun, Creole, French Quarter, New Orleans, Cajun French
- Louisiana CreoleCreole cuisine, Creole culture, Creole language, Creole seasoning, New Orleans
- regionalismsyouse, fixin' to, fixing to, ain't, aint