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[n,vs,vi]
▶ leaving a restaurant without paying ▶ dine and dash ▶ bilking |
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| 5. | A 2021-11-18 00:43:24 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Meikyo vt and vi additions to n,vs entries -*- via bulkupd.py -*- |
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| Diff: | @@ -16,0 +17 @@ +<pos>&vi;</pos> |
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| 4. | A 2020-05-28 21:16:19 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I think we should try and balance the register of the Japanese term and the meaning. "Dine and dash" works as a meaning but it feels a bit slangy. |
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| 3. | A 2020-05-28 07:55:55 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | (personally I don't see any issue with putting "dine and dash" first, it's what the enwiki article is titled, for example) |
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| Diff: | @@ -17 +17 @@ -<gloss>running away without paying for food</gloss> +<gloss>leaving a restaurant without paying</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2020-05-28 04:10:41 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | GG5, etc. |
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| Comments: | Best not to lead with such a colloquial meaning. |
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| Diff: | @@ -16,0 +17 @@ +<gloss>running away without paying for food</gloss> @@ -18,2 +19 @@ -<gloss>running away without paying for food</gloss> -<gloss>bilk</gloss> +<gloss>bilking</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2020-05-27 23:27:05 Nicolas Maia | |
| Refs: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dine_and_dash |
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| Comments: | There's a name for that |
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| Diff: | @@ -16,0 +17 @@ +<gloss>dine and dash</gloss> |
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