C2 noun #39,494 most common

A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.

backhander in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  • (noun) A blow with the back of the hand.
  • (noun) A bribe, a secret payment.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. 2
    noun A blow with the back of the hand.
  3. 3
    noun A bribe, a secret payment.
  4. 4
    noun (racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
  5. 5
    noun A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
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