after-party

noun

af·​ter-par·​ty
ˈaf-tər-ˌpär-tē
: a party for invited guests that follows a main party or event

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Following his dinner speech, according to a report released by the Monterey Police Department, Hegseth and other attendees moved to an after-party, and then on to a sports bar in the hotel. Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024 Then, later in the evening, a glitzy after-party saw J. Harrison Ghee, Lea DeLaria, Eden Espinosa, Titus Burgess, Matthew Morrison, Marisa Jaret Winokur, and more dance under the planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024 There is an after-party on the patio of Broxton Brewery & Public House at 1099 Westwood Blvd. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 Juliano-Villani booked strippers for the after-party. Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for after-party 

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of after-party was in 1901

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“After-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-party. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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