12/13/02’s illustrious band:

Cumshaw

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Cumshaw (KUM-shaw), noun. A gift or a tip. [From Chinese (Amoy/Xiamen dialect), literally, grateful thanks.]

As a gesture of grateful thanks to all you nice readers, I will say briefly: ‘Tis the season for cumshaws. I appreciate your reading what I write and telling me what you think -- and helping me come up with topics. Thanks!