after-school special

noun

A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents.

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Meanings

nounafter-school special (plural after-school specials)

plural after-school specials · alternative after school special

  1. USA television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents.
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APA

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