# afters

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #72,070

## Definitions
1. Dessert.
2. The festivities held after a wedding meal.
3. Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped.
4. An after-hours drinking session in a public house.
5. After-school care service.

## Etymology
after + -s (hypocoristic suffix)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/afters