backhander

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. A bribe, a secret payment.

  4. (racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.

  5. A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").