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单词 dine-and-dash
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dine-and-dashn.

Brit. /ˌdʌɪn(ə)n(d)ˈdaʃ/, U.S. /ˌdaɪnənˈdæʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to dine and dash at dine v. Phrases 2.
Etymology: < to dine and dash at dine v. Phrases 2. Compare slightly earlier dine-and-dasher n. and later dining and dashing n.
colloquial (originally North American).
An instance of hastily or furtively leaving a restaurant, cafe, etc., in order to avoid paying for one's meal; frequently as a modifier, as in dine-and-dash customer, dine-and-dash incident, etc. Also as mass noun: the action or practice of doing this.
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1981 D. Mackay Nantucket! Nantucket! Nantucket! 28 After a lobster roll dine-and-dash at Captain Tobey's Chowder House, he boarded the Catherine Tek just as she sailed.
1996 Province (Vancouver) (Electronic ed.) 8 July a18 Bob Stall provided an account of a typical dine-and-dash incident. A couple who could obviously afford to pay for their sumptuous meal chose not to, darting out the door when their waitress wasn't looking.
2017 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 7 July As for those who tell themselves that dine and dash is a victimless crime, it is not.
2020 Targeted News Service (Nexis) 9 July A traveler can probably get away with a dine-and-dash at a restaurant in a town they will never visit again.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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