Verb
1 to steal something from a
restaurant for home or personal use.
2. to wear an article of clothing for an extended period of time in an effort to save on cleaning costs.
ORIGIN Recent Midwest English : from the television
personality Andrew Aitken Andy ‘Rooney’.
In his CBS segment called 'Andy Knows How to Save' Andy Rooney advocates thrifty living by taking
dinner rolls, wearing dirty clothing & other socially frowned upon behavior in an effort to save money.