Lagniappe
Lagniappe refers to “a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase.” In some small bakeries, customers have come to expect a 13th donut or beignet when buying a dozen. A “Baker’s Dozen” is lagniappe. More broadly speaking, the word means “something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure.” The word is used in Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, and various parts of the American South, especially in Louisiana, Charleston,SC, southern and western Mississippi, the gulf coast of Alabama, and parts of eastern Texas. When I use the term, it means that I have gotten something unexpected and really welcome for no additional effort on my part. Your reading this is lagniappe. I hope someone does something equally nice for you.