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afterparty

afterparty

2 3.5
A party after a main event where people continue to celebrate
  • noun
  • /ˈæftərˌpɑrti/
translation icon : fiesta posterior
  • Well, B. Gunz is having an afterparty, so... what's up?
  • Sunday afterparty

Examples

  • She spent the entire afterparty in the bathroom.

  • Must have been Peter tip-toeing off to his own private afterparty.

  • I thought we were having an afterparty.

  • Wait, what happened at the afterparty?

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  • All right, looks like that's the last of it so everything is good with the premiere and the afterparty.

  • I once had a conversation with Marilyn Manson at an afterparty in Toronto a few years back.

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  • It was at an afterparty for our friend's band Dopo Yume.

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  • When the show is over, Michael and I slide past Mya walking down the stairs and make our way to the afterparty at the Ronald Reagan Center.

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  • After the red carpet, we discover that we've snagged tickets to both the taping and the afterparty.

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  • After the concert, everyone went to the afterparty to celebrate with the band.

Synonyms

party
vsafterparty
1.0

An event where people meet to celebrate, eat, and have fun

is held after a main event to continue the celebration
celebration
vsafterparty
430 1.0

A happy event such as a party that marks a special occasion or achievement

is the later gathering that continues the earlier event
reception
vsafterparty
167 3.3

A formal party after a ceremony to welcome guests

is an informal post event gathering for continued celebration
soiree
vsafterparty
  • Formal
23 7.5

An evening party at someone's home

is a later meeting after the main event rather than a planned evening affair
social event
vsafterparty
19 1.9

A gathering where people meet to talk and enjoy themselves

is specifically the gathering held after a main event to continue celebration
social gathering
vsafterparty
7 2.7

An event where people meet to talk and spend time together

is the specific follow up meeting after an earlier event to keep celebrating
party of sorts
vsafterparty
  • Informal
7.2

A small informal get-together with a few friends to celebrate something

is a planned follow up event after a main function for more celebration

How Lively

rave
39 7.2
party
1.0
afterparty
2 3.5
get-together
  • Informal
46 1.9

Surface Forms

afterparty singular
afterparties plural

Morphology

afterparty = party (transparent) = after + party

The meaning is a party that takes place after a main event; components combine in a direct, predictable way. [Postprocessing: moved 'after' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Afterparty is easy to remember: it joins after meaning 'later' and party meaning 'a social gathering', so an afterparty is simply a party that happens after the main event.