Since days gone by 2-3 years, a brand new terminology has gained new heights in Korea and is spreading like a wildfire. Although it's in contrast to the Koreans were not using that word earlier, but because of the incident that happened in 2017, it caught everyone's attention. The slang Eat and Runis now on everybody's lips. The slang is almost like its literal meaning as if you eat something and try to escape without actually spending money on it. But this slang is a bit wider in its meaning because it adds more to the meaning.
Let's see what actually does it mean?
Meaning-
Eat-and-run verification (먹튀검증) or also known as dine and dash is really a fraudulent act of theft in which someone tries for the main benefit of something without any intention of paying for it. This slang is not only confined to eating food maybe it's anything like taking something valuable from someone and then trying to evade the payment. This comes under a crime of earning off without payment.
먹튀is a verb to operate away. This slang is employed to explain the bounce of a spring, or the scattering of popcorn when they're being popped. As both these actions are quite prompt in nature, that's the way the slang is derive meaning you're quick like them while running away.
Final words-
The reason behind the heating of the Korean internet within the last few couple of years was this slang as back 2017, a business CEO sued a celebrating stating that she committed marriage fraud. Based on the CEO, the celebrity 'ate' plenty of his money then 'ran away' and she's committed an act of 먹튀which way to dine and dash.