立たち食ぐい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

eating while standing; eating at a stand-up stall

Refers to eating while standing, often at a counter or street stall without seats. Can also imply a quick, casual meal. The related term 立ち飲み specifically means drinking while standing.

See also: 立ち飲み

• 駅えきの立たち食ぐいそば屋やで急いそいで昼ちゅう食しょくをとった。

  I had a quick lunch at a stand-up soba shop in the station.

• 時じ間かんがないから、立たち食ぐいで済すませよう。

  We don't have much time, so let's just eat standing up.