tipflation

English

Etymology

Blend of tip +‎ inflation.

Noun

tipflation (uncountable)

1. (neologism) The phenomenon of tipping becoming both increasingly widespread and expensive (in terms of acceptable percentage) in society.
   • 2022 October 7, Sara Morrison, “Everyone wants a tip now. Do you have to give them one?”, in Vox‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-12-07:

     Thanks to touchscreens and the pandemic, tipflation is everywhere — and it's hard to say no.

   • 2022 October 12, Sara Santora, “Internet Slams Hotel For 'Automatically' Adding 'Optional' Tip to Bill”, in Newsweek‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-11-08:

     And one customer sparked a viral discussion about "tipflation" when they shared a photo of a restaurant bill with a minimum tip amount of 25 percent.

   • [2022 November 16, “How to survive inflation”, in CBC News‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-11-29:

     We follow reporter Travis Dhanraj's journey as he experiences some of the sneakier ways the 'flations' could be affecting you - from shrinkflation, to aquaflation, tipflation and more.]

   • 2022 December 18, Jonathan Kahane, “Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: Reaching the tipping point”, in Daily Hampshire Gazette‎^[4], archived from the original on 2022-12-20:

     Here are a few examples of "tipflation" which I have encountered. Some are on the tip of my tongue, and hopefully they will materialize shortly.

   • 2023 November 26, “A quick guide to navigating tipflation”, in York Daily Record, York, Pennsylvania, page B.6.:

     I try to be careful with my funds; any kind of travel is hard enough on my bank account. But if tipflation keeps up, I'll need to add a “gratuities” column to the monthly budget.

   • [2024 January 13, Hugo Brown, “Is America tipping you over the edge? The U.S. faces rampant ‘tipflation’”, in Daily Mail, London, page 53:

     Even Americans are finding it too much, coining a word for the widespread tipping culture: ‘tipflation’. And a recent survey by LendingTree, an online finance company, revealed that some 60 per cent of people in the U.S. were tipping more than ever.]