dinner theater

noun

: a restaurant in which a play is presented after the meal is over

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dinner theater was in 1959

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“Dinner theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20theater. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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