"drive-off" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: drive-off

Filed Under: English, Automobiles & Transportation, Crime & Prisons, Jargon

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Motorists who drive away from a gas station without paying are called “drive offs” or “run-outs,” in industry jargon. Police report the crime as a theft of service or theft of labor.

Article or Document Title:
“‘Drive-off’ thieves plague self-service gas stations”

Author:
Bill Grady

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Chicago Tribune

Date of Publication:
Nov. 26, 1978

Page Number:
B6

This cite belongs to a full entry for drive-off.

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