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What is a backhander?

What is a backhander? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. A blow with the back of the hand.
  3. (informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
  4. (racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
  5. (surfing) 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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I have received personal criticism in nasty sniping ways, even being accused publicly of taking a backhander.
There was no hesitation, as there has been with so many other shooters, before he fired a backhander behind the goalie.
In the cities more money is spent, though it still usually takes a backhander to get a child into a good school.
Gathering the puck, he sent a backhander past the goalie, tying the game.
All of these tactics can work, just as a slap shot, a snap shot, a wrist shot or a backhander will work in the right situation.
I've had people ringing me up telling me that my career is over, and I've had people try and offer me huge backhander sums to slip them some information.

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