Meaning of burrito taxi | Babel Free

Definitions

The delivery of takeaway food ordered through an app or online platform.

US, derogatory

Examples

“have family dinner – if you have a family where know where they are, are speaking to each other, or not working 2 jobs (to pay for private taxis for your burritos, so you can be efficient to keep working to pay for the private burrito taxi)”

“But as a way to reduce what’s on a busy person’s proverbial plates, meal kits are generally a more affordable option than succumbing to the private burrito taxi.”

“If you don’t want to spend the time it takes to prep and cook, that’s fine! Just don’t pretend like a $30 burrito taxi is your only option, and please for the love of all that is holy, stop using the word economical because you clearly don’t know what it means.”

“On the one hand, it's a free country, and anyone is welcome to pay for a burrito taxi in $10 installments over a month and a half.”

“Around that time, I noticed the handle "Tax Burrito Taxis" on Chicagoland transit advocate social media. The catchphrase implied that, since it's not completely necessary to get restaurant food delivered by drivers, the $1.50 climate impact fee to fund transit is a good idea.”

“The “burrito taxi” was an internet meme that took aim at the perceived entitlement of America’s millennial left.”

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