"tip baiting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tip-baiting [alternative]
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). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tip|baiting}} tip + baiting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tip baiting (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly Internet slang) 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. Tags: Internet, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tip_baiting-en-noun-Q3iSXvUs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24

Verb

Forms: tip-baiting [alternative]
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). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tip|baiting}} tip + baiting Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tip baiting
  1. present participle and gerund of tip bait Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tip bait
    Sense id: en-tip_baiting-en-verb-KERz91B1

Alternative forms

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