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tip baiting

noun

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).

Definitions

  1. In fast food delivery, the practice of promising a large tip (usually on a delivery app)…

    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.

    • Happy Holidays, from tip baiting Instacart [grocery delivery service] customers.
    • Lindstrom said he has heard from drivers who have been burned by tip baiting frequently, while he has only experienced it once.
    • The topic of "tip baiting" has gone viral on TikTok once again after one driver, who works for both Uber Eats and DoorDash, recently discovered firsthand what the term means.

  2. present participle and gerund of tip bait

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA