aftershow

noun

af·​ter·​show

ˈaf-tər-ˌshō

: a short entertainment (as a band concert) presented in the main tent of a circus after the regular performance

Word History

Etymology

after- + show entry 2

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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