after-party

noun

af·​ter-par·​ty
ˈaf-tər-ˌpär-tē
: a party for invited guests that follows a main party or event

Examples of after-party in a Sentence

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For the after-party, Moore ditched the custom jumpsuit and slipped into a little black dress with spaghetti straps. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Byrne and Gaonkar stopped by the after-party, shook some hands, laughed, drank rosé from plastic cups. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 The two have been close since meeting at a 2014 Oscars after-party. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025 The red undertones were even more intense when Brown changed into a red minidress for the after-party. Philipp Wehsack, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for after-party

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of after-party was in 1901

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“After-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-party. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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