afters

Plural: afters

Noun

• A dessert or sweet course served after a meal.
• The dessert course of a meal.
• a dish served as the last course of a meal
• Dessert.
• The festivities held after a wedding meal.
• Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped.
• An after-hours drinking session in a public house.
• After-school care service.
• plural of after

Examples

• A decisive victory is the best afters for a hard-fought game.
• To keep costs down at our wedding, we only had family at the banquet, but invited all our friends to the afters.
• What are we having for afters, Mum? I really want ice cream.
• Winning the Words With Friends game felt like getting the best afters after a delicious dinner.

Synonyms

dessert, sweet