after hours
n · adverb
Simple meaning
"After Hours" is a 1969 song written by Lou ReedMartin Charles Strong, The Great Indie Discography.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
afterowerzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæftɚaʊɚz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
n
"After Hours" is a 1969 song written by Lou ReedMartin Charles Strong, The Great Indie Discography (Canongate U.S., 2003),.
"After Hours" is an episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired November 9, 2006.
"After Hours" is the first single from We Are Scientists's album Brain Thrust Mastery, released on CD and 7-inch vinyl on March 3, 2008.
"After Hours" is a blues piano composition composed by pianist Avery Parrish.
"After Hours" is the sixteenth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 168th episode overall.
After Hours is the third EP by English metalcore band Glamour of the Kill.
adverb
Not during regular hours
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: "After Hours" is a 1969 song written by Lou ReedMartin Charles Strong, The Great Indie Discography (Canongate U.S., 2003),.
Used this way, after hours is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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