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after-party

or af·ter·par·ty or af·ter par·ty

[ af-ter-pahr-tee, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌpɑr ti, ˈɑf- /
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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.

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Nearby words

after mast, after one's own heart, after the fact, after-dinner, after-hours, after-party, after-ripening, after-run, after-school, afterbeat, afterbirth

Origin of after-party

First recorded in 1940–45; after + party
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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