resto basket

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From resto (“restaurant”) + basket (“trainers, sneakers”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛs.to bas.kɛt/
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Noun

resto basket m (plural restos basket)

  1. (slang) dine and dash (the act of doing a runner without paying after dining at a restaurant)
    • 2025 September 1, Méline Courtecuisse, ““Restos-basket” : à Marseille, les restaurateurs s'adaptent”, in La Provence, →ISSN:
      À Toulouse, ou même à Pornic (Loire-Atlantique), les restaurateurs témoignent d'une augmentation de ces “restos-basket”.
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