dine and dash

English

Alternative forms

• dine-and-dash

Noun

dine and dash (plural dine and dashes)

1. (Canada and US, informal, often hyphenated (especially when used attributively)) The act of leaving a restaurant without paying after eating.

Related terms

• gas and dash
• smash and dash

See also

• (UK) do a runner

Translations

leaving a restaurant without paying after eating

• French: grivèlerie (fr) f
• German: Zechprellerei f
• Hungarian: (étteremből) fizetés nélkül távozik/meglép/meglóg
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• Spanish: simpa m, hacer perro muerto (es), hacer un simpa (es), perro muerto
• Swedish: springnota (sv) c
• Thai: กินแล้วชิ่ง

Verb

dine and dash

1. (Canada and US, informal, sometimes hyphenated) To commit this act.