resto-basket

French

Alternative forms

• resto basket

Etymology

From the shortened form of restaurant + basket (“trainers, sneakers”).

Noun

resto-basket m (uncountable)

1. (slang) the act of doing a runner without paying after dining at a restaurant

Further reading

• “resto-basket”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.