Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do a runner

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: do a run-ner
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave somewhere hurriedly, especially to avoid paying.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"A fortnight ago, in his “Money talks” column, Patrick Collinson related how, at an airport restaurant earlier this month, he was told by a waiter that they had to pick up the tab if a customer did a runner. Yet the company in charge vehemently denied the account, saying: “This does not take place.”"

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

does a runner (present, singular) doing a runner (participle, present) did a runner (past) done a runner (participle, past)

Phrases

dine and dash

Frequently Paired Words

dine and dash

Questions

What does do a runner mean?: To leave somewhere hurriedly, especially to avoid paying.

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