afterclap

[ af-ter-klap, ahf- ]

noun

1. an unexpected repercussion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of afterclap¹

1300–50; Middle English; compare Low German achterklap; after, clap ¹

Example Sentences

And this prophecy, let it be noted, was published in the New York Times at least two months before it was verified, thus proving that the prediction was not an "afterclap" affair, but preceded the event.

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The doctrine of miraculous agency makes God an imperfect being, by implying that his laws were defective in their original construction, that by mistake he left some emergency unprovided for, and now has to supply the omission by an afterclap exercise of power.

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Afterclap, aft′ėr-klap, n. an unexpected event happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.

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It has its afterclap in every empire, in every kingdom, even to the most distant lands.

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Suddenly the hideous consequences of it all, the afterclap, sounded in their ears.

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