after-dinner

[ af-ter-din-er, ahf- ]

/ ˈæf tərˈdɪn ər, ˈɑf- /

immediately following dinner: an after-dinner speech.

Origin of after-dinner

First recorded in 1570–80

Outside, to the left of the revolving doors, is where he would smoke his after-dinner cigarette.

Michael Hastings' Hunger for Life |Jack Gray |June 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A school classroom suddenly seems like an after-dinner speech.

Redford Takes on Rahm in the Furious Blur of ‘Chicagoland’ |Tim Teeman |March 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Jennie Yabroff on the new frontier in after-dinner indulgence.

High-Concept Desserts from Star Chefs |Jennie Yabroff |January 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Dona Keefe, the mom from Indianapolis, is all-too-familiar with this during-school, after-dinner, full-time gangster business.

The Mafia Moms |Brian Ries |September 30, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Last night's after-dinner discussion confirmed the depressing reality of recent years.

My Dinner With Ahmadinejad |Stephen Kinzer |September 23, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He enjoyed these after-dinner naps, and the place was conducive to them.

The Rival Campers Ashore |Ruel Perley Smith
A few days later Abner Pickett was sitting on his porch enjoying an after-dinner smoke.

Pickett's Gap |Homer Greene
It will be observed that many of our earliest teaspoons were no larger than the present after-dinner coffee spoons.

Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings |Mary H. Northend
Between the after-dinner hour and bedtime, or while his yacht picked her way up the Sound, these tales filled him with surprise.

The White Mice |Richard Harding Davis
Here her husband smoked his after-dinner cigar and drank his coffee before going to his work again.

Home Life in Germany |Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick