Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dine and dash

/ˈdaɪ̯n ən(d)ˈ(ʔ)dæʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: dine and -dash
IPA: /ˈdaɪ̯n ən(d)ˈ(ʔ)dæʃ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To commit the crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.

Canadian usage; American usage; Informal

noun

The crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.

Canadian usage; American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Dine-and-dashed for an ice cream sundae. I did it two or three times a month. Kept it to a hot fudge sundae—never real food or anything like that."
"He was also an irresponsible boozehound who habitually ran out on the check in restaurants, even though he must have known it was the waitress who had to pay the bill for such dine-and-dash customers."

Etymology

(OED) First attested in 1979 (verb). First attested in 1981 (noun).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1979

Usage

Inflected Forms

dines and dashes (present, singular) dining and dashing (participle, present) dined and dashed (participle, past) dined and dashed (past) dine-and-dash (alternative) dine and dashes (plural)

Phrases

dine-and-dasher gas and dash smash and dash do a runner

Frequently Paired Words

gas and dash smash and dash do a runner

Questions

How do you pronounce dine and dash?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ̯n ən(d)ˈ(ʔ)dæʃ/.
What does dine and dash mean?: To commit the crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.
Where does dine and dash come from?: First known use: First attested in 1979.

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