after-party

or af·ter·par·ty

or af·ter par·ty

[ af-ter-pahr-tee, ahf- ]

noun,plural af·ter-par·ties.

a usually exclusive party that takes place after a performance or other event or after the main party: The screening of the premiere was followed by an afterparty.

Origin of after-party

First recorded in 1940–45; after + party

Words Nearby after-party

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How to use after-party in a sentence

An after-party was held at the Diamond Horseshoe nightclub at the Paramount Hotel on West 46th Street.
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After the ceremony the lead members of Nirvana headed into the hip part of town to play a secret after-party show at a nightclub.
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It was September 1996 at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in New York.
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He threw the after-party at his then-home with his wife, the national security commentator Elise Jordan.
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On the opposite end of the spectrum, hotels pitch in-room cocktails as pre-party (or after-party) fuel.
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British Dictionary definitions for afterparty

afterparty

/ (ˈɑːftəˌpɑːtɪ) /

noun

a small party held after a larger event, such as a pop concert or film première, to which only a select group of guests is invited

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