masked dining; eating together while wearing face masks
A term that gained currency during the COVID-19 pandemic, referring to the practice of dining in a group while wearing masks between bites or when not actively eating, as an infection-prevention measure.
As an infection-prevention measure, masked dining is encouraged in the employee cafeteria.
Masked dining is a style of eating where you wear a mask except when actually taking a bite.
Compound of マスク (mask) and 会食 (dining together). The term emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic to describe a specific infection-prevention dining practice.