aftershave
American
[af-ter-sheyv, ahf-]
/ ˈæf tərˌʃeɪv, ˈɑf- /
Or
after-shave
noun
Etymology
Origin of aftershave
1920–25; after + shave, originally adjectival, as in aftershave lotion, with following noun now deleted
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