aftersn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəz/,

/ˈaftəz/, U.S.

/ˈæftərz/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: after n.¹

Etymology: Apparently either < the plural of after n.¹, or independently < after adv. + -s, plural ending; perhaps also influenced by formations in -ers suffix.

colloquial (originally nonstandard). Chiefly British.

1. The sweet course following the main course of a meal; pudding, dessert. Also with singular agreement. Cf. second n.² 8.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > course > [noun] > course after main

after-mess1489

banquet1523

after-course1580

fruit1587

dessert1600

sweet1832

confectionery1847

afters1909

pudding1934

follows1946

1909 Daily Chron. 22 June 8/2 They could not all afford ‘dinner and afters’. Many had to be content with ‘afters’.

1940 ‘N. Shute’ Landfall x. 256 ‘What's he got for afters?’ ‘Plummy duff.’

1958 J. Hawthorne Myst. Blue Tomatoes xiv. 92 For ‘afters’ to-day she made them all an apple crumble.

1975 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Nov. 278/1 Four servings of blackberries and cream for afters.

2003 J. Connolly Wks. (2004) v. 179 I reckon the apple and blackcurrant crumble's got to be favourite for afters.

2. figurative.

ΚΠ

1949 Observer 4 Sept. 6 The people who didn't like Mr. Simpson's play had switched their sets off already. The people who did like it were in no mood for ‘afters’.

1965 Times 12 July 11/6 Television presentation of the final Saturday at Wimbledon, combined with the usual menu of swimming, ten-pin bowling, and wrestling for ‘afters’.

1992 V. O'Sullivan Palms & Minarets 116 ‘He's an old man... What's the crime in asking him to lunch?’ ‘Why not feed the multitudes as well?’ she asked. ‘Cure a few lepers for afters?’

2009 R. Teme Life & Times Walter Mann ii. 17 I shall want first go and I promises there won't be much left of the sod for afters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afters
释义	aftersn. Brit. /ˈɑːftəz/, /ˈaftəz/, U.S. /ˈæftərz/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: after n.¹ Etymology: Apparently either < the plural of after n.¹, or independently < after adv. + -s, plural ending; perhaps also influenced by formations in -ers suffix. colloquial (originally nonstandard). Chiefly British. 1. The sweet course following the main course of a meal; pudding, dessert. Also with singular agreement. Cf. second n.² 8. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > course > [noun] > course after main after-mess1489 banquet1523 after-course1580 fruit1587 dessert1600 sweet1832 confectionery1847 afters1909 pudding1934 follows1946 1909 Daily Chron. 22 June 8/2 They could not all afford ‘dinner and afters’. Many had to be content with ‘afters’. 1940 ‘N. Shute’ Landfall x. 256 ‘What's he got for afters?’ ‘Plummy duff.’ 1958 J. Hawthorne Myst. Blue Tomatoes xiv. 92 For ‘afters’ to-day she made them all an apple crumble. 1975 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Nov. 278/1 Four servings of blackberries and cream for afters. 2003 J. Connolly Wks. (2004) v. 179 I reckon the apple and blackcurrant crumble's got to be favourite for afters. 2. figurative. ΚΠ 1949 Observer 4 Sept. 6 The people who didn't like Mr. Simpson's play had switched their sets off already. The people who did like it were in no mood for ‘afters’. 1965 Times 12 July 11/6 Television presentation of the final Saturday at Wimbledon, combined with the usual menu of swimming, ten-pin bowling, and wrestling for ‘afters’. 1992 V. O'Sullivan Palms & Minarets 116 ‘He's an old man... What's the crime in asking him to lunch?’ ‘Why not feed the multitudes as well?’ she asked. ‘Cure a few lepers for afters?’ 2009 R. Teme Life & Times Walter Mann ii. 17 I shall want first go and I promises there won't be much left of the sod for afters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1909
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