dine and dash
Eat then flee
Dine and dash is eating at a restaurant and leaving without paying.
The phrase captures the sequence: you dine, then you dash out before the check comes.
It's theft, though often treated as a prank by those who do it: We were broke teenagers who thought it was funny to dine and dash.
Also called a chew and screw.
- do a runnerEscape to avoid obligation
- walk outDepart as protest
- billAmount owed, written
- dinnerPrimary evening meal
- restaurantPlace serving meals
meal · stealing · rush · waiter · check please · dishonesty · theft · flee · legal action · embarrassment · renege · fraud · misdemeanor · criminal charge · scam · deception · evasion · escape
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- mischiefmischief, hijinks, antics, pranks, antic
- moochingmooch, moocher, mooching, freeloader, freeloading
- retail theftshoplifting, shoplifter, stealing, concealment, five-finger discount