"menu hack" meaning in English

See menu hack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: menu hacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} menu hack (plural menu hacks)
  1. A nonstandard ordering practice in the restaurant industry wherein a customer customizes or modifies their food orders beyond the explicitly listed options on a menu. Related terms: secret menu
    Sense id: en-menu_hack-en-noun-bQ0YXHnr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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