girl dinner

American  

[gurl din-er] / ˈgɜrl ˌdɪn ər /

noun

Informal.

1. an often attractively presented collection of snacks that involve little preparation, such as small quantities of cold cuts, cheese, fruit, cherry tomatoes, etc., and often including items of little nutritional value, deemed sufficient to constitute a meal for one: typically the fare of young single women with little time or inclination to cook.

---

Etymology

Origin of girl dinner

First recorded in 2023

Example Sentences

For many, it's little more than a stop for "girl dinner" or the finishing touch on a charcuterie board.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

Tinned fish was the epitome of "girl dinner" before girl dinner became a whole thing.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

Most people who have posted "girl dinner" videos on TikTok use the term as a way of indicating their cavalier attitude to traditional meals and structures.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

But Maher takes a more positive approach towards the term girl dinner.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

Irish girl, dinner; bakery,— street, bread; cracker bakery,——, street; house four doors from—— street, lady, lots to eat and money; sisters in——street, soup; hotel,——street, soup meat, 12.30 P.M.,' etc., etc.

From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney