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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word tip originated as a slang term, and its etymology is unclear.
The term in the sense of " to give a gratuity " first appeared in the 18th century.
It derived from an earlier sense of tip, meaning " to give ; to hand, pass ", which originated in the rogues ' cant in the 17th century.
This sense may have derived from the 16th-century tip meaning " to strike or hit smartly but lightly " ( which may have derived from the Low German tippen, " to tap "), but this derivation is " very uncertain ".< ref name =" oed2 ">" tip, v .< sup > 4 </ sup >" Oxford English Dictionary.
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1989.
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