after-party

noun

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

Examples of after-party in a Sentence

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He was found dead in the snow outside another police officer's house hours after a group of people went there for an after-party to cap off a night out drinking. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025 In the film, Baldwin, Coffman, Longstreth, and the drummer Mike Johnson play to a packed house at the Warsaw, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, then hop among after-parties. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025 The show at the Barrymore was followed by an after-party at Tavern on the Green. Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025 Nevertheless, with or without the after-party, this year’s Sevens is set to carry forward a nearly half-century-old tradition. Andrew McNicol, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025 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 31 Mar. 2025.

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