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English

Adjective

afterwork (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of after-work.

Finnish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from after + work, probably borrowed from Swedish afterwork.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæfterˌwørk/, [ˈæft̪e̞rˌwø̞rk]
  • Rhymes: -ørk
  • Syllabification(key): af‧ter‧work
  • Hyphenation(key): after‧work

Noun

afterwork (informal)

  1. the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work
    Synonym: afterit
    • 2014, Titta Heikkilä, Rakkauden ruletti, →ISBN:
      Annettuamme ranskalaiseen tapaan poskisuudelmat hän vei minut trendikkääseen afterwork-baariin.
      After trading cheek kisses by French custom, he took me to a trendy afterwork bar.
  2. an informal activity after workhours, often arranged by the employer

Declension

Seldom inflected. Unlike writing, in speech, the vowel harmony is frontal.

More information nominative, genitive ...
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Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from after + work, after the pattern of afterski (après-ski), attested since 2000.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːftæː(r)ˈwoːrk/ (more or less like English)
  • Audio (Kronoberg):(file)

Noun

afterwork c

  1. the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work
    Synonyms: AW, aw
    • 2020 October 15, Madelene Fensby, “Tegnell: ”Var inte med på after work””, in SVT Nyheter:
      Vi har sett problemen kopplade till fester, studenter, men även after work.
      We have seen problems linked with parties and graduations, but also after work pub visits.
  2. an informal activity after workhours arranged by the employer (e.g. team building or seminar)

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