英语词汇“overtip”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

overtip

释义

overˈtip, v.
[f. over- 27 + tip v.⁴]
trans. To give an excessive gratuity to (one who has been of service). Also absol. Hence ˌover-ˈtipping vbl. n.
1926E. Hemingway Fiesta (1927) iii. xix. 269 The waiter seemed a little offended..so I overtipped him.1928A. Huxley Point Counter Point xxi. 388 The fare was three-and-six. Philip gave the driver two half-crowns... He made a habit of over-tipping.1938L. MacNeice Earth Compels 38 And there are the men who appear to be men of sense,..For fear of opinion over⁓tipping in bars, For fear of thought studying stupefaction.1941Penguin New Writing VIII. 62 The guests in the guest-house, they were charmed with him too. They over-tipped him.1965New Statesman 7 May 729/3 If we had reason to believe that he once overtipped a cab-driver, it would be recorded here.1976E. Ward Hanged Man xvii. 98 He stopped the taxi..paid and overtipped.Ibid. xxxiii. 214 A taxi-driver collected the message for him. Anonymity is worth over-tipping.

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