English Explanatory Dictionary

tip baiting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In fast food delivery, the practice of promising a large tip (usually on a delivery app) so that the deliverer feels incentivised to swiftly reach their destination, only to deliberately decrease or cancel the tip once the delivery is completed.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of tip bait

Word forms

tip baiting tip-baiting

Etymology

From tip + baiting. Popularised during the 2020s with the rise of food delivery services because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but attested slightly earlier (see quotations below).

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