Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

after school special

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter school spe-cial
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues.

American usage

Etymology

Coined in 1972 by the American Broadcasting Company.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

after school specials (plural) after-school special (alternative)

Questions

What does after school special mean?: A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues.
Where does after school special come from?: Coined in 1972 by the American Broadcasting Company.

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