Re: n. stiff, the antonym?

On 16 Feb 2006 05:31:25 -0800, "kane" <boykane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


reiro wrote:
Is there an antonym of the word 'stiff' - the one that gives poor tips?

Could I just ask a silly question?
What does "poor tips" mean?

There are two possible meanings: (1) an amount of money given to a
waitress (or other service person) to recognize good service, and (2)
a piece of advice.

In this thread, we're working on the assumption that (1) is meant. A
tip smaller than deserved or expected could be a "poor tip", but a
piece of advice that is not good would be a "bad tip". "Poor" and
"bad" could be interchanged in these usages, but I'm going with the
common formations.




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Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL
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