afterwork
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Adjective ===
afterwork (not comparable)
Alternative form of after-work.
== Finnish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
after work
=== 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)
the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work
Synonym: afterit
an informal activity after workhours, often arranged by the employer
==== Declension ====
Seldom inflected. Unlike writing, in speech, the vowel harmony is frontal.
== Swedish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
after work, after-work
=== 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)
=== Noun ===
afterwork c
the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work
Synonyms: AW, aw
an informal activity after workhours arranged by the employer (e.g. team building or seminar)
=== References ===
“afterwork”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)