girl dinner
noun
a light meal of snacks or easy-to-prepare foods
What does girl dinner mean?
Girl dinner is used humorously to refer to a light meal consisting of pre-made snacks and/or easy-to-prepare foods.
Examples of girl dinner
“Girl Dinner” is essentially a small collection of random foods, similar to a mini cheese board. Sure, go ahead and pair popcorn and pickles, but aim for balance. Fruit, veggies, nuts, cheese, low-sodium jerky and whole-grain crackers would be a healthy and tasty mix.
—Stefani Sassos, Good Housekeeping, January 2024
Afterwards, I felt regulated and content, endorphin-high from gossiping and nourished by Natasha’s exquisite girl-dinner spread of stone fruit and cheese and devilled eggs and crudités.
—Girl dinner should look like a feral raccoon was given access to your kitchen. Girl Dinner should not include cooking or using anything but a knife to prepare it.
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Where does girl dinner come from?
Use of girl dinner with this meaning is often attributed to a TikTok video posted in 2023 by Olivia Maher, in which she says the following about her meal of grapes, bread, cheese, and pickles: “This is my dinner. I call this ‘girl dinner’ or ‘medieval peasant dinner.’”
How is girl dinner used?
Use of girl dinner is usually humorous and celebratory, encouraging people on social media to share their own unique variants on the theme, with all manner of potables and comestibles.
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