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tip baiting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
tip bait-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In fast food delivery, the practice of promising a large tip (usually on a delivery app) so that the deliverer feels incentivised to swiftly reach their destination, only to deliberately decrease or cancel the tip once the delivery is completed.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of tip bait

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tip + baiting. Popularised during the 2020s with the rise of food delivery services because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but attested slightly earlier (see quotations below).

Usage

Inflected Forms

tip-baiting (alternative)

Questions

What does tip baiting mean?
In fast food delivery, the practice of promising a large tip (usually on a delivery app) so that the deliverer feels incentivised to swiftly reach their destination, only to deliberately decrease or cancel the tip once the delivery is completed.
Where does tip baiting come from?
From tip + baiting. Popularised during the 2020s with the rise of food delivery services because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but attested slightly earlier (see quotations below).

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