afters
See also: Afters
English
Noun
afters (uncountable)
- (British, Ireland, informal, uncountable) Dessert.
- What are we having for afters, Mum? I really want ice cream.
- (informal) 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.
- (British, Ireland, informal, sports) Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped.
- 2010 David Lewis South Africa v England - as it happened: Proteas rip into top order as tourists flounder Daily Mail (16 January 2010):
- 42-2: From the other end Strauss has a bit of afters with Morne Morkel after yet another bouncer raps him on the gloves.
- 2012 May 12, Nine-man Harps crushed in Wexford, Donegal News:
- Clarke was dismissed in the sixty-seventh minute ... for overly enthusiastic afters with one of the Wexford players.
- 2010 David Lewis South Africa v England - as it happened: Proteas rip into top order as tourists flounder Daily Mail (16 January 2010):
- (UK, Ireland) An after-hours drinking session in a public house.
- 2013, Hopeton Gray, Mystic Journeys: Madagascar:
- The lights flashed when the landlord shouted, “Last round of drinks before bar closes. Here[sic] me folks, no 'Afters' tonight mates!”
- 2017, Chris Difford, Some Fantastic Place: My Life In and Out of Squeeze:
- It was an afters pub, which meant it closed at 11 p.m., doors bolted, but with us all inside.
- After-school care service.
Translations
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Spanish
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.