shabash
intj/ˈʃɑːbɑːʃ/
Etymology Borrowed from Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from the term شاد باش (šād bāš, “be happy”), from شاد (“joyful”) + باش (“be (imperative)”).
1
India An exclamation of praise for an achievement.
- "'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.'1899, Dr. Charles William Doyle, “How Nandha was Avenged”, in The Taming of the Jungle, page 147:
- Shabash! Shabash! from every tongue, and mothers' hearts stood still1920, Sir James Willcocks, “Hurnam Singh”, in With the Indians in France:
- Synonyms
- well done