dining and dashing
Eating then fleeing
Dining and dashing is eating at a restaurant and leaving without paying the bill.
The act is theft, though often treated as a prank or desperate measure: We were broke teenagers and thought dining and dashing was hilarious until we got caught.
Also called a dine and dash.
- skip outLeave abruptly, often irresponsibly
- loss preventionProtecting store inventory
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- surveillance systemsTechnology for observing activities
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
larceny · impulsivity · entitlement · deception · dishonesty · risk-taking · misdemeanor · opportunism · irresponsibility · avoidance · staff training · restaurant · free meal · security cameras · check · runner · legal enforcement · financial loss
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