after-party

UK/ˈɑːftəpɑːti/US/ˈæftɚˌpɑɹti/

noun

A party that happens after an official, often public, party or event.

Similar
afterglow
OriginEnglish party ← Middle English after- ← Old English æfter- →
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Meanings

nounafter-party (plural after-parties)

plural after-parties · alternative afterparty

  1. A party that happens after an official, often public, party or event.

    Henri, lord of Nassau-Breda: a member of the Golden Fleece who would joust alongside Philip and then host lavish banquets and after-parties that lasted ‘well nigh the whole night’ […].

    2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 224

    Synonyms: afterglow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA party that happens after an official, often public, party or event.

Similar
afterglow

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*after
  5. Old Englishæfter
  6. Middle Englishafter
  7. Englishafter
  8. Old Englishæfter
  9. Old Englishæfter-
  10. Middle Englishafter-
  11. Englishafter-
  12. Englishparty
  13. Englishafter-party

From after- + party.

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Translations

Estonian järelpidu, jätkupidu
  • järelpiduparty that takes place after another party
  • jätkupiduparty that takes place after another party
  • aftekasparty that takes place after another party
  • äftekasparty that takes place after another party
Finnish jatkot
  • jatkotparty that takes place after another party
French after
  • afterparty that takes place after another party
Hebrew אַפְטֶר
  • אַפְטֶר (áfter)party that takes place after another party
Polish after, afterek
  • afterparty that takes place after another party
  • afterekparty that takes place after another party
  • afterkaparty that takes place after another party
  • afterpartyparty that takes place after another party
Portuguese after
  • afterparty that takes place after another party
Spanish after, posfiesta
  • afterparty that takes place after another party
  • posfiestaparty that takes place after another party
Swedish efterfest
  • efterfestparty that takes place after another party
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“after-party.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after-party. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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