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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Lopez was there to meet with the event’s producers and some executives from American Express, which was funding the after-party. Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 The event will include food and beverages available for purchase, live music by Afro-Cuban band Ritmo de Plebes, a performance featuring students and alumni, and an after-party. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 The star threw a shoe at and attempted to attack fellow rapper Nicki Minaj at a New York Fashion Week after-party in September 2018. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 Frazier didn’t attend the Marcoses’ after-party. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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