a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play
afterpiece in American English
(ˈæftərˌpis)
noun
a short sketch presented after a longer dramatic production
afterpiece in American English
(ˈæftərˌpis, ˈɑːf-)
noun
a short dramatic piece performed after a featured play
Word origin
[1770–80; after + piece]This word is first recorded in the period 1770–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: charade, colonial, crescendo, parka, shotgun