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Afterparty vs Preparty - What's the difference?

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Afterparty is a see also of preparty.


As nouns the difference between afterparty and preparty

is that afterparty is a party that happens after an official, often public, party or event while preparty is a party held before the start of an event, usually a public event.

afterparty

English

Alternative forms

* after-party

Noun

(afterparties)
  • A party that happens after an official, often public, party or event.

    • Synonyms

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    preparty

    English

    Noun

    (preparties)
  • A party held before the start of an event, usually a public event.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 22, author=David Carr, title=Shopping for Films but Settling for Some Fun, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In true Sundance fashion, there was a preparty for the film, an intimate little dinner that was blown out to include hundreds, followed by the movie itself, and then an afterparty featuring a set by the Honey Brothers, a band that includes both Mr. Grenier and Mr. Gold. }}

    See also

    * afterparty