dine and dash en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- dīn′ ən(d)dăsh′
- -ănd′-
- /ˈdaɪ̯n ən(d)ˈ(ʔ)dæʃ/
- /-ˌænd-/
Etymology
(OED) First attested in 1979 (verb). First attested in 1981 (noun).
Meanings
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(Canada, US, informal) The crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.
He was also an irresponsible boozehound who habitually ran out on the check in restaurants, even though he must have known it was the waitress who had to pay the bill for such dine-and-dash customers.
2009 November 20, Stephen King, “Raymond Carver’s Life and Stories”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dine and dashes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dine-and-dash | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
yue 霸王餐 (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · cmn 霸王餐 (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · de Zechprellerei (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · es pagadiós (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · sv springnota (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · fr filouterie (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · th กินแล้วชิ่ง (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · fr grivèlerie (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · ja 無銭飲食 (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · hu (étteremből) fizetés nélküli távozás (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · nl eetpiraterij (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · ko 무전취식 (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · fr resto-basket (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · ko 먹튀 (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · it mangia e scappa (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · es sinpa (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · es simpa (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating) · es perro muerto (leaving a restaurant without paying after eating)