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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In the early hours of January 26, Chalamet was photographed arriving at the SNL after-party in a peak Gen-Z look, pairing baggy gray jeans with a studded belt, slim black sneakers, a large Yankees jacket, and a backward cap.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images Ravishing Leopard Elle Fanning’s vintage Golden Globes after-party look is one of our favorite inspirations this Valentine’s Day.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
The two made their relationship official when they were photographed together at the Gladiator II Los Angeles premiere after-party on November 18, 2024.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2025
Bipartisan socializing did not fade away altogether, even in the contentious years of the Iraq War, when the best invitation in town was probably the one to Christopher Hitchens’s annual after-party on the night of the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images Ravishing Leopard Elle Fanning’s vintage Golden Globes after-party look is one of our favorite inspirations this Valentine’s Day.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
The two made their relationship official when they were photographed together at the Gladiator II Los Angeles premiere after-party on November 18, 2024.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2025
Bipartisan socializing did not fade away altogether, even in the contentious years of the Iraq War, when the best invitation in town was probably the one to Christopher Hitchens’s annual after-party on the night of the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“After-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-party. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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