駆かけ付つけ三さん杯ばい

noun

three penalty cups of sake for latecomers

A traditional drinking custom where a person arriving late to a party must drink three cups of sake as a penalty. Often used humorously or as a set phrase.

• 遅ち刻こくしたら駆かけ付つけ三さん杯ばいだよ。

  If you're late, you have to drink three penalty cups of sake.

• 宴えん会かいでは駆かけ付つけ三さん杯ばいの習しゅう慣かんがまだ残のこっている。

  At banquets, the custom of three penalty cups for latecomers still remains.