virtual dinner party

• enPR: vûr′cho͞o-əl dĭn′ər pär′tē
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɜː.t͡ʃuː.əl ˈdɪn.ə ˈpɑː.tiː/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈvɜɹ.t͡ʃu.əl ˈdɪn.əɹ ˈpɑɹ.ti/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈvɜː.t͡ʃʉː.əl ˈdɪn.ə ˈpɐː.tiː/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈvøː.t͡ʃʉː.əl ˈdən.ɐ ˈpɐː.tiː/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈvɪɹ.t͡ʃʉ.əl ˈdɪn.əɹ ˈpaɹ.ti/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈvɜːʳ.t͡ʃuː.al ˈɖin.ɜʳ ˈpaːʳ.ʈiː/
• Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧al din‧ner par‧ty

virtual dinner party (plural virtual dinner parties)

1. A meeting in the form of a dinner party, hosted online.
   • 2009, Ido Iurgel, Nelson Zagalo, Paolo Petta, “What Would You Do In Their Shoes?”, in Interactive Storytelling (Lecture notes in computer science; 5915)‎^[1], Berlin: Springer, published 2009, →ISBN, →OCLC, edsebk, page 259, lines 11–12:

     Following the ideas of improvisational theater, the user joins a virtual dinner party in a role that he does not know in advance.

   • 2020, “Shared ideas to withstand”, in Pescador, Mercedes, editor, Let them all tell you what happened‎^[2], Spain: Lo Que No Existe Producciones, published 2020, →ISBN:

     Staying connected by private virtual dinner parties via apps such as House Party where local restaurants are being supported by creating a number of courses which may be reheated.

   • 2025, Xena Mindhurst, School Lunch Adventure‎^[3], Publifye AS, published 2025, →ISBN:

     Virtual dinner parties and online cooking sessions gained popularity during global lockdowns, creating new ways for friends to connect through food.