after dark

prepositional phrase

After nightfall; at night.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. After nightfall; at night.
nounafter dark (plural after darks)

plural after darks

  1. AustraliaslangA bookmaker's clerk.
  2. AustraliaslangA shark.
  3. InternetAn 18+ account of a content creator, typically on Twitter (X).
adjectiveafter dark (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNSFW, 18+, sexual in nature.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
at night

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 在黃昏以後 /在黄昏以后
  • 在黃昏以後 /在黄昏以后 (zài huánghūn yǐhòu)after nightfall, at night
Dutch na het donker (worden), nadat de nacht gevallen is
  • na het donker (worden)after nightfall, at night
  • nadat de nacht gevallen isafter nightfall, at night
  • na het vallen van de avondafter nightfall, at night
French après la tombée de la nuit
  • après la tombée de la nuitafter nightfall, at night
German nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit, nach Dunkelwerden
  • nach Einbruch der Dunkelheitafter nightfall, at night
  • nach Dunkelwerdenafter nightfall, at night
Italian dopo il tramonto
  • dopo il tramontoafter nightfall, at night
Japanese 暮れの後
  • 暮れの後 (kure no ato)after nightfall, at night
Korean 해거름다음에
  • 해거름다음에 (haegeoreumda'eume)after nightfall, at night
Latin de nocte
  • de nocteafter nightfall, at night
Lithuanian naktį
  • naktįafter nightfall, at night
Polish po zmroku
  • po zmrokuafter nightfall, at night
Portuguese após o anoitecer
  • após o anoitecerafter nightfall, at night
Russian по́сле наступле́ния темноты́
  • по́сле наступле́ния темноты́ (pósle nastuplénija temnotý)after nightfall, at night
Spanish después de anochecer
  • después de anochecerafter nightfall, at night
Cite this entry
APA

after dark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after%20dark

MLA

“after dark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after%20dark. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “after dark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after%20dark.

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