Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afterclap

/ˈæftə(ɹ)klæp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-clap
IPA: /ˈæftə(ɹ)klæp/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.

Archaic

noun

An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.

Archaic

noun

The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.

noun

A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.

noun

A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.

noun

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.

noun

Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

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).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] immediatly after the Vniuersall deluge, Nimrod […] perswaded the people to secure themselues from the like after-claps, by building some stupendious Edifice, which might resist the fury of a second deluge."
"What plaguy mischiefs and mishaps Do dog him still with after-claps!"
"AFTERCLAPS, unpleasant things coming after affairs which were supposed ended."
"Strange to say, the gale, after easing to a mild breeze, recrudesced in a sort of afterclap."
"[…] as cookes among all their sawces doo mind nothing lesse than sobernesse: so these in the abundance of their ioies, thought nothing of afterclaps […]"
"To spare a little for an after clappe Were not improuidence."

Etymology

From Middle English afterclap, afterclappe, equivalent to after- + clap. Compare Low German achterklap (“afterclap”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: after
Root: afterclap, agterklap

Usage

Inflected Forms

afterclaps (plural) after-clap (alternative)

Phrases

clap back

Frequently Paired Words

clapback clap back foreclap

Synonyms

calamity disaster peril reversal setback outcome repercussion reverberation upshot echo sequela side-effect

Questions

How do you pronounce afterclap?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæftə(ɹ)klæp/.
What does afterclap mean?: An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
Where does afterclap come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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