tip bait
tip bait noun: the promise of 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.
Noun
tip bait (plural tip baits)
Verb
tip bait (third-person singular simple present tip baits, present participle tip baiting, simple past and past participle tip baited)
- To make such a falsely promised tip; to engage in tip baiting.
Forms of tip bait
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tip baits |
| alternative form | tip-bait |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tip baits |
| present participle | tip baiting |
| past participle | tip baited |
| past | tip baited |
Origin of tip bait
Back-formation from tip baiting. Popularised in the 2020s with the rise of food delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Questions about tip bait
- What does tip bait mean?
- Tip bait means the promise of 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.
- What part of speech is tip bait?
- Tip bait can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of tip bait?
- The plural of tip bait is tip baits.
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