flea

A bad tipper; someone whose “little arms are too short to reach down into their pockets”.

My friend Chris is a flea. He tips the bartender only small amounts, certainly smaller than I do.

flea by RubyD March 12, 2025

Flea

A bad tipper: someone whose “little arms are too short to reach down into their pockets”.

When we go to the pub, my friend Chris tips far less than I do. He is such a flea.

Flea by RubyD March 12, 2025

Flea

A low tipper in a bar or restaurant. Refers to someone who, like a flea, has arms that are too short to reach down into his/her pockets.

The bartender served a pair of guys and, hoping for a good tip, presented the bar tab to the guy he knew was not a flea.

Flea by RubyD March 13, 2025

Flea

A person who doesn’t tip or tips very small amounts in a bar or restaurant. Refers to people who, like a flea, metaphorically have arms that are too short to reach down to their pockets.

In the hope of getting a decent tip, the bartender presented the bar tab to the person that he knows tips well, not to the flea next to him.

Flea by RubyD March 21, 2025

Flea

Someone who gives very low tips; in a bar or restaurant; a bad tipper; someone who, like a flea, has (so to speak) arms that are so short, they cannot reach into his pockets.

Hoping for a good tip, the bartender presented the bill to the guy in the red shirt, not his friend. That’s because the friend is a flea.

Flea by RubyD May 2, 2025

Flea

A person who is a bad tipper. Someone who does not reach into his or her pockets to tip, almost as if he or she has short arms like a flea.

The bartender, wanting a big tip, did not present the bar tab to the flea. He presented it to his buddy instead.

Flea by RubyD May 15, 2025