English Explanatory Dictionary

doughnutting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A method of fare evasion by buying tickets only covering the beginning and the end of a journey.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of doughnut

Word forms

doughnutting

Etymology

From doughnut. When this method of fare evasion is used on the London Underground, the area covered by the ticket looks like a doughnut, with a hole in the middle.

Synonyms

dumbbelling
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