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after-party

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːftəpɑːti/
  • General-American: /ˈæftɚˌpɑɹti/

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noun

Meaning 1

A party that happens after an official, often public, party or event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: afterglow

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h2ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English party English after-party From after- + party.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: järelpidu — party that takes place after another party
  • Estonian: jätkupidu — party that takes place after another party
  • Estonian: aftekas — party that takes place after another party
  • Estonian: äftekas — party that takes place after another party
  • Finnish: jatkot — party that takes place after another party
  • French: after — party that takes place after another party
  • Hebrew: אַפְטֶר (áfter) — party that takes place after another party
  • Polish: after — party that takes place after another party
  • Polish: afterek — party that takes place after another party
  • Polish: afterka — party that takes place after another party
  • Polish: afterparty — party that takes place after another party
  • Portuguese: after — party that takes place after another party
  • Spanish: after — party that takes place after another party
  • Spanish: posfiesta — party that takes place after another party
  • Swedish: efterfest — party that takes place after another party