after-partyn.
/ˈɑːftəˌpɑːti/, /ˈaftəˌpɑːti/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌpɑrdi/ΚΠ
1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury I. viii. 92 The events of the previous night—the ‘after party’ which is always so amusing to discuss with people of slightly quizzical powers—furnished them with much diverting conversation.
2. A party (usually of an exclusive nature) which takes place after another party or after a show or other event.
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society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > other parties
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all-nighter1870
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studio party1875
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shower1893
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kitchen evening1902
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pyjama party1910
block party1919
house party1923
after-party1943
slumber party1949
office party1950
freeload1952
hukilau1954
BYOB1959
pot party1959
bush party1962
BYO1965
wrap party1978
bop1982
warehouse party1988
rave1989
1943 Billboard 30 Oct. 44/2 Frank Morris, manager of the Arena, headed the 200 employees and friends at an after-party in the lower ballroom of the building.
1961 C. Beaton Diary Jan. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xxiii. 339 The after-party at Nin Ryan's was unique in that it needed no build-up.
1982 People (Nexis) 5 Apr. 66 The proceeds from the premiere and an afterparty at the Hotel Pierre went to the Police Athletic League.
2002 Washington Post 2 Jan. (Home ed.) c8/5 A grinning, gap-toothed lad asked about the after-party. ‘I'm not actually in the band,’ I explained.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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