after-workadj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəwəːk/,

/ˈaftəwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌwərk/

Forms: see after- prefix and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, work n.

Etymology: < after- prefix (compare after- prefix 2b) + work n.

attributive. Of, relating to, or occurring in a period of time after the working day; spec. designating activities or social events taking place (immediately) after work hours.

ΚΠ

1861 Illustr. Times 24 Aug. 120/3 He is only in his work-room, study, den, as we see him—the place where some of his afterwork hours are passed.

1895 W. A. Cornaby String of Chinese Peach-stones Introd. p. xii It became easy, after due study, to read various Chinese tale-books as an after-work recreation.

1977 Boston Sunday Globe 31 July b18/8 Hundreds of office workers who ate their lunches or had their afterwork drinks there.

1989 L. Bryce Influential Woman (1990) x. 161 It may also make us disinclined to get involved in the after-work contact-building that can be so helpful to influence and progress.

2009 Nespresso No. 1. 31 As a Brooklynite, I frequent the neighbourhood joints for late-night, after-work dinners and leisurely Saturday brunches.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	after-work
释义	after-workadj. Brit. /ˈɑːftəwəːk/, /ˈaftəwəːk/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌwərk/ Forms: see after- prefix and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, work n. Etymology: < after- prefix (compare after- prefix 2b) + work n. attributive. Of, relating to, or occurring in a period of time after the working day; spec. designating activities or social events taking place (immediately) after work hours. ΚΠ 1861 Illustr. Times 24 Aug. 120/3 He is only in his work-room, study, den, as we see him—the place where some of his afterwork hours are passed. 1895 W. A. Cornaby String of Chinese Peach-stones Introd. p. xii It became easy, after due study, to read various Chinese tale-books as an after-work recreation. 1977 Boston Sunday Globe 31 July b18/8 Hundreds of office workers who ate their lunches or had their afterwork drinks there. 1989 L. Bryce Influential Woman (1990) x. 161 It may also make us disinclined to get involved in the after-work contact-building that can be so helpful to influence and progress. 2009 Nespresso No. 1. 31 As a Brooklynite, I frequent the neighbourhood joints for late-night, after-work dinners and leisurely Saturday brunches. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1861
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