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

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Examples from the Web for after-party

Contemporary Examples of after-party

An after-party was held at the Diamond Horseshoe nightclub at the Paramount Hotel on West 46th Street.
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April 23, 2014
It was September 1996 at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in New York.
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June 26, 2013
He threw the after-party at his then-home with his wife, the national security commentator Elise Jordan.
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June 20, 2013
On the opposite end of the spectrum, hotels pitch in-room cocktails as pre-party (or after-party) fuel.
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July 15, 2012
The Royalist can't help but wonder where the after-party is going to be.
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