dine-and-dash
Eat, then flee
Dine-and-dash is eating at a restaurant and leaving without paying the bill.
The term captures the sequence: you dine, then you dash out before the check comes.
It functions as both noun and verb: They pulled a dine-and-dash at the steakhouse, We dine-and-dashed once in college and I still feel guilty.
The practice is theft, though often treated as a youthful prank.
Shallow excavated channel
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- skip outLeave abruptly, often irresponsibly
- runnerOne who sprints
- walkoutProtest by leaving
scam artist · freeloader · deadbeat · moocher · stiff · bilker · table runner · ghost
Amount owed, written
waitress · manager · establishment · eatery · patron · customer · hostess · busboy
Unlawful taking of property
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- bilkingEvading rightful payment
- defraudingCheating for gain
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
cheating · stealing · petty crime · misdemeanor · offense · violation · criminal act · prosecution
Officially disallowed
- blacklistedFormally excluded or barred
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- detainedHeld against one's will
security · cameras · surveillance · identification · social media · posted · shame · caught
ditch
Shallow excavated channel
walkout · scam artist · freeloader · deadbeat · moocher · stiff · bilker · table runner · ghost · bounce
bill
Amount owed, written
waiter · waitress · manager · establishment · eatery · patron · customer · hostess · busboy · kitchen
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- bilkingEvading rightful payment
- defraudingCheating for gain
skipping · cheating · stealing · petty crime · misdemeanor · offense · violation · criminal act · prosecution · charges
banned
Officially disallowed
- blacklistedFormally excluded or barred
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
detained · security · cameras · surveillance · identification · social media · posted · shame · caught · chased