burrito taxi

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

Apparently coined by Twitter user Sabrmattrics in a meme in which a man arguing "Inflation is bad" concedes that actually prices appear high because he "ordered a private taxi for [his] burrito".[1]

Noun

burrito taxi (plural burrito taxis)

  1. (US, derogatory) The delivery of takeaway food ordered through an app or online platform.
    • 2024 August 18, Robert De Pinto, “How we kept sane in the 1970's vs 2024”, in Substack‎[2]:
      have family dinner – if you have a family where know where they are, are speaking to each other, or not working 2 jobs (to pay for private taxis for your burritos, so you can be efficient to keep working to pay for the private burrito taxi)
    • 2024 October 12, Jessica Roy, “Here’s just how expensive food delivery in California has become versus groceries”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎[3]:
      But as a way to reduce what’s on a busy person’s proverbial plates, meal kits are generally a more affordable option than succumbing to the private burrito taxi.
    • 2025 January 6, Jacob Weindling, “The Food Discourse Is Ridiculous and People Who Don’t Know Math Are Being Silly”, in Splinter‎[4]:
      If you don’t want to spend the time it takes to prep and cook, that’s fine! Just don’t pretend like a $30 burrito taxi is your only option, and please for the love of all that is holy, stop using the word economical because you clearly don’t know what it means.
    • 2025 March 25, Emily Stewart, “Burrito now, pay later”, in Business Insider‎[5]:
      On the one hand, it's a free country, and anyone is welcome to pay for a burrito taxi in $10 installments over a month and a half.
    • 2025 June 21, John Greenfield, “Thoughts on the proposed $1.50 fee for deliveries by drivers to fund transit and fight climate change: Don’t fear the “Burrito Taxi Tax””, in Streets Blog Chicago‎[6]:
      Around that time, I noticed the handle "Tax Burrito Taxis" on Chicagoland transit advocate social media. The catchphrase implied that, since it's not completely necessary to get restaurant food delivered by drivers, the $1.50 climate impact fee to fund transit is a good idea.

References

  1. ^ “Private Taxi For My Burrito”, in Know Your Meme‎[1], 1 August 2024
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