食(く)い逃(に)げ

くいにげ

noun

dining and dashing, eating without paying

1. dining and dashing, eating without paying

The act of eating at a restaurant and leaving without paying the bill.

食(く)い逃(に)げは犯罪(はんざい)だ。

Dining and dashing is a crime.

A customer who dined and dashed was caught by the police.

Some restaurants require payment in advance to prevent dine-and-dash incidents.

Also used as a する verb: 食(く)い逃(に)げする. Legally, this is classified as 詐欺罪(さぎざい) (fraud) in Japan.

食(く)う (to eat, informal) + 逃(に)げる (to run away). A compound describing eating then fleeing.

飲(の)み逃(に)げ (drinking and dashing) follows the same pattern. 万引(まんび)き (shoplifting) is a related concept for stealing goods rather than services.

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Added 2026.2.11 21:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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