verb
General Slang
stiffed
· verb · kitchen
Got no tip.
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Definitions
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Server worked the table all night and the guest left zero tip — or worse, drew a smiley face on the tip line. In tipped-wage countries it's a direct pay cut, not a slight.
“Ran my legs off for that ten-top and got completely stiffed.”
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Broader sense: cheated out of something owed — money, credit, a favour.
“He did the whole job and the contractor stiffed him on the final invoice.”
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stiffed In A Sentence
Ran my legs off for that ten-top and got completely stiffed.
He did the whole job and the contractor stiffed him on the final invoice.
Origin & Usage
American English, mid-1900s, from older slang 'stiff' meaning a cheapskate or deadbeat.
Variants
stiff
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