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aftertale

noun

Etymology

From Middle English aftertale, equivalent to after- + tale. Cognate with Middle Dutch achtertale, achtertaele.

  1. inherited from aftertale

Definitions

  1. Evil talk

    Evil talk; slander; defamation.

    • Our cad's bit of strife (knee Bareniece Maxwelton) with a quick ear for spittoons (as the aftertale hath it) […]

  2. A postscript added to the end of a story.

  3. A postscript added where a story should end.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for aftertale. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA