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English
Etymology
From doughnut. When this method of fare evasion is used on the London Underground, the area covered by the ticket looks like a doughnut, with a hole in the middle.
Noun
doughnutting (uncountable)
- (UK) A method of fare evasion by buying tickets only covering the beginning and the end of a journey.
- Synonym: dumbbelling
- 2006, Carl Bro Group Ltd, FareXChange Scoping Study Final Report v1.0, section 8.6.1, Department for Transport, ,
- Particular considerations apply to circumstances such as doughnutting when fare elements do not correspond to controllable elements, so there arises the opportunity for fare evasion.
- 2012, WickedWolfie, reply to South West Trains. Liars? Thieves? Generally unhelpful., MoneySavingExpert Forum, ,
- The post before you (rightly) says that overriding season tickets is a regular fare con, as is doughnutting (having tickets for the start and the end of the journey with a gap - often large - in the middle), the latter exposes the limitations of ticket gates.....
- 2014, scottwalds, Re: Penalty fares on trains, Tony's Non-League Forum, ,
- There is a technique known as doughnutting, where you buy a ticket covering your first and last stops, to allow you to pass through the ticket barriers at both ends.
Verb
doughnutting
- present participle and gerund of doughnut