shabash

/ ˈʃɑːˈbɑːʃ /

interjection

Origin of shabash¹

Urdu

If we risk ourselves against these fellows, and are victorious, will not every Thug in the land cry Shabash!

He who feareth not death is a king in his own right, and dieth but once; but a coward—shabash!

When a pleasing storey or adventure is heard or witnessed, and they wish to express their approbation, instead of saying shabash!

At that same moment we heard a feeble cry in Hindustani, "Shabash, Sahib log, chello!"

When he smote the coal crushed and slid and rumbled from the darkness into the darkness, and the devils cried Shabash!

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