This word was coined and used as a term of envy as the desire for the shift to western style housing was catered for by these buildings with features such as eat-in kitchens with tables and chairs.
ダイニングキッチンに椅子・テーブルなどが、当時の洋風化へのあこがれとともに受け入れられ、羨望を含めた呼び名として用いられた。