マスク会かい食しょく

noun

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.

• 感かん染せん対たい策さくとして、社しゃ員いん食しょく堂どうではマスク会かい食しょくが推すい奨しょうされている。

  As an infection-prevention measure, masked dining is encouraged in the employee cafeteria.

• マスク会かい食しょくは、食たべるとき以い外がいはマスクを着ちゃく用ようする食しょく事じスタイルだ。

  Masked dining is a style of eating where you wear a mask except when actually taking a bite.