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dining and dashing, eating without paying
The act of eating at a restaurant and leaving without paying the bill.
食い逃げは犯罪だ。
Dining and dashing is a crime.
食い逃げをした客が警察に捕まった。
A customer who dined and dashed was caught by the police.
食い逃げ防止のために、先払いにしている店もある。
Some restaurants require payment in advance to prevent dine-and-dash incidents.
USAGE:
Also used as a する verb: 食い逃げする. Legally, this is classified as 詐欺罪 (fraud) in Japan.
ETYMOLOGY:
食う (to eat, informal) + 逃げる (to run away). A compound describing eating then fleeing.
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
飲み逃げ (drinking and dashing) follows the same pattern. 万引き (shoplifting) is a related concept for stealing goods rather than services.