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Word of the Day – Afterclap

By September 23, 2025Word of the Day

Afterclap (noun)

af-ter-klap

An unexpected repercussion.

1300–50; Middle English; compare Low German achterklap; after, clap.

Example sentences

“The storm had finished, so we were not expecting that huge thunderous afterclap.”

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