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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries無銭飲食
Pronunciation / Transliteration: musen-inshoku
"無銭飲食は犯罪であり、警察に通報されます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The fraudulent practice of eating a meal at a restaurant and leaving without paying the bill.
"The restaurant installed security cameras near the exit to prevent another dine-and-dash."
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To leave a restaurant or establishment without paying for the food and drinks consumed.
"They were caught trying to dine-and-dash after running up a hundred-dollar tab."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'dine' (to eat dinner) and 'dash' (to run quickly), reflecting the criminal act of leaving a restaurant without paying for food. Emerging in American slang during the late 20th century, the term visually encapsulates the swift transition from consuming a meal to fleeing the scene.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dine-and-dash" is said worldwide
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partir sans payer
Transliteration: paʁ.tiʁ sɑ̃ pɛ.je
"Ils ont essayé de partir sans payer après le dîner."
Zeche prellen
Transliteration: ˈtsɛçə ˈpʁɛlən
"Die Gäste versuchten, die Zeche zu prellen und rannten davon."
andarsene senza pagare
Transliteration: anˈdar.se.ne ˈsɛn.t͡sa paˈɡa.re
"Il cameriere ha cercato di fermare i clienti che volevano andarsene senza pagare."
hacer un simpa
Transliteration: aˈseɾ un simˈpa
"La policía detuvo a los jóvenes por hacer un simpa en el bar."
dar o calote
Transliteration: daɾ u kaˈlɔ.tʃi
"Eles comeram bastante e tentaram dar o calote no restaurante."
बिना पैसे दिए भाग जाना
Transliteration: binā paise die bhāg jānā
"वेटर ने ग्राहकों को बिना पैसे दिए भाग जाने से रोका।"
吃霸王餐
Transliteration: chī bà wáng cān
"这家餐厅最近发生了一起吃霸王餐的事件。"
먹튀
Transliteration: meok-twi
"경찰은 식당에서 음식을 먹고 도주한 먹튀 범인을 쫓고 있다."
無銭飲食
Transliteration: musen-inshoku
"無銭飲食は犯罪であり、警察に通報されます。"
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