afterclap
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun (noun) An unexpected subsequent event; something happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.
Examples
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The glow of the afterclap of danger was on them, and in the warm excitement each forgot the paralyzing fear that had but now padlocked his lips.
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The shock of her fall had begun to awaken the nervous terror which is the afterclap of such an adventure.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box
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The War of 1812 has been called by an able historian 'the afterclap of the Revolution.'
An Account of the Battle of Chateauguay Being a Lecture Delivered at Ormstown, March 8th, 1889
Note
This word comes from the idea of a second or further clap of thunder.
