Please help me figure out the meaning of the word "evening-in" in the following sentence from the description of the game Golf Clash:
Mark Twain described golf as “a good walk spoiled”, but you should
think of Golf Clash as an evening-in enhanced.
I could not find a single entry of the word "evening-in" in dictionaries.
For some context, here is a brief description of the game from a different source:
In the game, players compete against each other in real-time,
turn-based golf matches of about 4-5 minutes that feel like contests
of Golden Tee, the classic bar room arcade game.
Thank you for your time.
Best Answer
The meaning of "evening-in" here is an evening spent at home. The claim is that one's evening spent at home will be enhanced by playing the game. "Evening-in" won't be in a dictionary, because it's a "nonce word", created in the moment of writing for just that use. The writer used a hyphen to make it clear that he intended the collocation to be regarded as a noun, meaning an evening spent at home. The entire phrase "an evening-in enhanced" is intended to be parallel to Mark Twain's "a good walk spoiled".