aftergame

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aftergame

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From after- + game.

noun aftergames

archaic A second game played to reverse the outcome of the first; the means employed after the first turn of affairs. 1597, Michael Drayton, Englands Heroicall Epistles, London: N. Ling, 1603, “Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk, to Mary the French Queene,” Twere ouer-sight in that at which we ayme, / To put the hazard on an after-game;
Similar: rematch · Opposite: foregame
Bonus features, dialogue, etc. accessed when a previously-beaten video game is revisited.

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@misc{aftergame_2026,
  title = {aftergame},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aftergame},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}