Synonyms for lagniappe
noun benefitdividend
noun. one's share, profit
extra
adjective. accessory; excess
- added
- additional
- ancillary
- another
- auxiliary
- beyond
- button
- extraneous
- extraordinary
- fresh
- further
- fuss
- gingerbread
- gravy
- ice
- in addition
- in reserve
- in store
- inessential
- lagniappe
- leftover
- more
- needless
- new
- one more
- optional
- other
- over and above
- perk
- plus
- redundant
- reserve
- spare
- special
- superfluous
- supernumerary
- supplemental
- supplementary
- surplus
- tip
- unnecessary
- unneeded
- unused
fifth wheel
noun. somebody or something unnecessary
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Word Origin & History
"dividend, something extra," 1849, from New Orleans creole, of unknown origin though much speculated upon. Originally a bit of something given by New Orleans shopkeepers to customers. Said to be from American Spanish la ñapa "the gift." Klein says this is in turn from Quechua yapa "something added, gift."
Example Sentences forlagniappe
At least, I saw her buy a quartie's worth o' coffee and a quartie's worth o' sugar, an' then ask for lagniappe o' salt.
Whyn't you ax fur des one lagniappe o' sugar-plums, baby, bein's it's Christmas?
Lagniappe is a small gratuity which New Orleans children always expect and usually get with a purchase.
We picked up one excellent word—a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word—'lagniappe.'