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aftershow

aftershow adjective: occurring after a show.

Adjective

aftershow (not comparable)

  1. Occurring after a show.
    • With “The Hills,” they use a master story (the fight between Lauren and Heidi) to propel themselves through narrative tributaries that might take them onto other platforms and technologies (message boards, aftershow discussions, video-sharing, music-download sites).2007 September 8, Virginia Heffernan, “Hated, Loved and Second-Guessed, MTV Is Still a Channel About Stars”, in New York Times

Noun

aftershow (plural aftershows)

  1. An event which takes place following a show
    • Prince had brought the band back onstage to join him in the final encore of the main show, 'Get on the Boat', so it seemed likely he'd jam with them at the aftershow.2016, Matt Thorne, Prince: The Man and His Music
  2. A talk show that discusses another television show that has already aired.

Forms of aftershow

pluralaftershows

Origin of aftershow

From after- + show.

Questions about aftershow

What does aftershow mean?
Aftershow means occurring after a show.
What part of speech is aftershow?
Aftershow can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near aftershow in the dictionary

  1. aftershafts
  2. aftershave
  3. aftershaves
  4. aftershock
  5. aftershocks
  6. aftershow
  7. aftershows
  8. aftersight
  9. aftersign
  10. aftersigns
  11. afterslip

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