- afters
- • short for the term 'after hours' meaning drinking in a pub after official closing time. Also see 'lock-in'.
Londonisms dictionary. 2014.
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afters — noun a) dessert What are we having for afters, Mum? I really want ice cream... b) The festivities held after a wedding meal. To keep costs down at our wedding, we only had family at the banquet, but invited all our friends to the afters … Wiktionary
afters — n British a drinking session in a pub after official closing time, lock in. The term is an abbreviation of after hours (drinking) . ► There s going to be afters on Friday night. ► Are you going to stay for afters? … Contemporary slang
afters — UK [ˈɑːftə(r)z] / US [ˈæftərz] noun [plural] British informal the last part of a meal We had ice cream for afters … English dictionary
afters — noun plural Date: circa 1909 British dessert … New Collegiate Dictionary
afters — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n dessert … English dialects glossary
afters — af|ters [ˈa:ftəz US ˈæftərz] n [plural] BrE informal the part of a meal that comes after the main dish = ↑dessert … Dictionary of contemporary English
afters — n. (British slang) dessert; course that comes after the main meal … English contemporary dictionary
