offline meetup; IRL gathering
Refers to an in-person meeting of people who originally connected online, such as through social media, forums, or games. Common in internet and otaku culture.
I'm planning to hold an offline meetup with my followers next week.
I was nervous at my first IRL meetup, but everyone was kind.
Full-width Latin variant; less common but seen in some online contexts.
Abbreviation of オフラインミーティング (offline meeting), with オフ from English 'off' and 会 meaning 'meeting' or 'gathering'. The term emerged with early internet culture in Japan.