In article >, "Chloe"
> wrote:
(snip)
>
> In my social circles, for a major, non-casual dinner party guests
> likely still bring something like a bottle of wine, bunch of flowers,
> or small box of candy. I think this is considered in a different
> category

It's called a hostess gift. Even if the hostess is a guy, I think. :-)
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