tip bait

English

Alternative forms

• tip-bait

Etymology

Back-formation from tip baiting. Popularised in the 2020s with the rise of food delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noun

tip bait (plural tip baits)

1. (chiefly Internet slang) 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.

Verb

tip bait (third-person singular simple present tip baits, present participle tip baiting, simple past and past participle tip baited)

1. (chiefly Internet slang) To make such a falsely promised tip; to engage in tip baiting.