afterclap

Meaning

Noun

• An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
• An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
• The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
• A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
• A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
• A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
• Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
• A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
• A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
• A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
• A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.

Origin

• From Middle English afterclap, afterclappe, equivalent to after- + clap. Compare Low German achterklap ("afterclap").
• From Afrikaans agterklap < agter + klap.