shabash
English
Etymology
From Hindi शाबाश (śābāś); from Persian شاباش (šâbâš), from the term شاد باش (šâd bâš, "be happy"), from شاد (“joyful”) + باش (“be (imperative)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːbɑːʃ/
Interjection
shabash
- (India) An exclamation of praise for an achievement.
- 1899, Doyle, Dr. Charles William, “How Nandha was Avenged”, in The Taming of the Jungle, page 147:
- "'Shabash! coach-wan,' exclaimed the sahib; 'thou art a man, indeed, and shalt have Shere Bahadoor's skin as recompense for the hurt to thy stomach. Bid him come again.'
- 1920, Willcocks, Sir James, “Hurnam Singh”, in With the Indians in France:
- Shabash! Shabash! from every tongue, and mothers' hearts stood still
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Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:well done
Translations
interjection
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