tip baiting

== English == === Alternative forms === tip-baiting === 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). === Noun === tip baiting (uncountable) (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. === Verb === tip baiting present participle and gerund of tip bait