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after-hours

adjective af·ter-hours \ ˌaf-tər-ˈau̇(-ə)rz \

Definition of after-hours

: engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time
  • after-hours drinking
  • an after-hours club

First Known Use of after-hours

1902

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