afters
Britishnoun
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informal dessert; sweet
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slang a confrontation or physical violence between football players immediately after they have been involved in a challenge for the ball
Example Sentences
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Cut to the afters at the Chateau Marmont.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Hollywood films promise happily ever afters, but those weren't the main draw for audiences of "The Little Mermaid" and "Barbie."
From Salon • Sep. 13, 2023
Benson Riseman, co-founder of financial technology firm Green Dot Corp., is one of the happily ever afters.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022
The joy of a buffet of elections is being able to graze on the details that emerge beyond the main headlines - the political afters while most people are gorging on the main course.
From BBC • May 9, 2021
Dinner was prawn cocktails in wine glasses for starters, lamb chops with chef’s hats with duchesse potatoes and braised celery for main, and a Baked Alaska for "dessert," not "afters."
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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