Definition of "afters" in English

noun

1. (British, Ireland, informal, uncountable) Dessert.

   • What are we having for afters, Mum? I really want ice cream.

2. (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.

3. (British, Ireland, informal, sports) Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped.

   • 42-2: From the other end Strauss has a bit of afters with Morne Morkel after yet another bouncer raps him on the gloves.

4. (UK, Ireland) An after-hours drinking session in a public house.

5. After-school care service.

noun

1. plural of after