Etymology

afterclap

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Today it means: An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with. Full definition →

Middle English afterclap
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afterclap · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromafterclap
  2. English todayafterclap

From Middle English afterclap, afterclappe, equivalent to after- + clap. Compare Low German achterklap (“afterclap”).

afterclap · noun2

  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromagterklap
  2. English todayafterclap

From Afrikaans agterklap < agter (“rear, after”) + klap (“flap”).

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