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Meaning of "after-hours drinking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFTER-HOURS DRINKING

after-hours drinking  [ˌɑːftərˈaʊəz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFTER-HOURS DRINKING

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
After-Hours drinking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFTER-HOURS DRINKING


blinking
ˈblɪŋkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
freethinking
ˌfriːˈθɪŋkɪŋ
hard-drinking
ˌhɑːdˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
index-linking
ˌɪndeksˈlɪŋkɪŋ
nondrinking
ˌnɒnˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
pinking
ˈpɪŋkɪŋ
plinking
ˈplɪŋkɪŋ
quick-thinking
ˌkwɪkˈθɪŋkɪŋ
right-thinking
ˈraɪtˌθɪŋkɪŋ
shrinking
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
sinking
ˈsɪŋkɪŋ
slinking
ˈslɪŋkɪŋ
stinking
ˈstɪŋkɪŋ
thinking
ˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unblinking
ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ
unshrinking
ʌnˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
unthinking
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unwinking
ʌnˈwɪŋkɪŋ
winking
ˈwɪŋkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFTER-HOURS DRINKING

after a sort
after all
after one´s own heart
after the fact
after the fashion of
after you
after-dinner drink
after-dinner speaker
after-effects
after-hours
after-lunch
after-ripening
after-sales
after-sales service
after-school
after-tax
afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbody
afterbrain

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFTER-HOURS DRINKING

banking
binge drinking
bonking
booking
e-banking
high-ranking
home banking
lateral thinking
m-banking
Nanking
planking
positive thinking
quick thinking
ranking
retail banking
spanking
tanking
telephone banking
top-ranking
trunking
wishful thinking

Synonyms and antonyms of after-hours drinking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «after-hours drinking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFTER-HOURS DRINKING

Find out the translation of after-hours drinking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of after-hours drinking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «after-hours drinking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下班后喝酒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

después de horas de consumo de alcohol
570 millions of speakers

English

after-hours drinking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घंटे के बाद पीने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعد ساعات الشرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

после часа питьевых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

after-hours de consumo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরে ঘন্টা পানীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

après les heures de consommation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minum selepas waktu minum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nach Stunden trinken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

営業時間外の飲酒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후 시간 마시는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngombe sasuwene jam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

uống sau giờ làm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்னர் மணி நேரம் குடித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नंतर-तास मद्यपान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saatlik içki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dopo mezzanotte bere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Po godzinach picia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

після години питних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

după orele de program de consum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετά - ώρες πόσιμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

na- ure drink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efter kontorstid dricka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etter arbeidstid drikking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of after-hours drinking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTER-HOURS DRINKING»

The term «after-hours drinking» is normally little used and occupies the 131.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTER-HOURS DRINKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about after-hours drinking

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFTER-HOURS DRINKING»

Discover the use of after-hours drinking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to after-hours drinking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Too-Good Wife: Alcohol, Codependency, and the Politics ...
Through after- hours drinking, the meaning of work is broadened to include playfulness, relaxation, intimacy with colleagues and superiors, and even sensuality and sexuality. The after-hours space, Allison points out, works very much in the ...
Amy Borovoy, 2005
2
Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Control
After-hours drinking sessions with work mates may be the best opportunity to air out grievances and make new connections, as is reputedly the tradition for office workers in Japan. Such mechanisms do not lend themselves to experimentation,  ...
Philip J. Cook, 2011
3
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
... (attrib) after-hours drinking. at all hours at irregular times, esp late at night: He comes home at all hours. for 'hours for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train - there had been an accident further up the line; She sat at the window for ...
4
Black Women in Management: Paid Work and Family Formations
But as I learned from Thamela, the social and cultural stigma associated with after-hours drinking with men is not the only thing that stops her from going (on the few occasions that she has been invited to join the team). While she recognises ...
Diane Chilangwa Farmer, 2013
5
Japan's Cultural Code Words: 233 Key Terms That Explain the ...
On the business front, the most common way of building tsukiai relationships has traditionally been after-hours drinking and dining in bars, cabarets and geisha houses, and in the 1970s, golf with business associates was added to this list.
Boye De Mente, 2004
6
Joined at the Hip: A History of Jazz in the Twin Cities
When authorities “finally started to enforce after-hours drinking Curly had the bright idea of serving drinks in coffee cups. You would come in at 1:30 at Curly's, and here would be all these people sitting around drinking liquor but it seemed like ...
Jay Goetting, 2011
7
Violence in the Model City: The Cavanagh Administration, ...
On the 40th anniversary of this nation-changing event, we are pleased to reissue Sidney Fine's seminal work — a detailed study of what happened, why, and with what consequences.
Sidney Fine, 2007
8
Successful Pubs and Inns
The house with a reputation for after-hours drinking will tend to find its customers arriving later and later so that the trade, instead of being additional, becomes merely a substitute. Meanwhile, the innkeeper is working longer hours, making an ...
Michael Sargent, Tony Lyle, 2010
9
He Said, He Said.
“Mick you scoundrel, this inspector, your friend in the constabulary who turns a blind eye to the after hours drinking on a Friday night, what has happened to that generous heart?” “After hours drinking! Half the after hours patrons are decked out ...
Gerald Mackrell, 2008
10
Japanese Culture and Communication: Critical Cultural Analysis
Company employees, however, are expected to socialize frequently with much after-hours drinking, though not all company personnel follow this custom so closely. It is thought to develop cohesion between co-workers, and provides ...
Ray T. Donahue, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFTER-HOURS DRINKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term after-hours drinking is used in the context of the following news items.
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HIDDEN HISTORY: Batavia 55 years ago, June 1960
... also involved prostitution and after-hours drinking places. Involvement by some members of the Buffalo Police Department was also alleged. «The Daily News Online, Jun 15»
2
Bicycle Patrol Locates Drunk Man on the Railroad Tracks
Plus, after-hours drinking and vandalism on school grounds and an employee gets stuck in an elevator. By Brooklyn Lowery (Patch Staff) June ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
3
Nautical pubs, riverside walks and bespoke cocktails: it's the best …
After-hours drinking dens (decent ones, that is) are scarce. But the exposed-brick and red-velvet environs of Smith's (Shepherd's Bush Road) ... «Time Out London, May 15»
4
Milford restaurant celebrates 50 years
These days, "You don't get that 5 o'clock after-hours drinking crowd like you did years ago," he added. Then, in the 1970s, a younger crowd ... «CT Post, Apr 15»
5
Plans draw up to turn Royal George pub in Thornaby into student flats
... who objected to the application after pointing out “numerous incidents of violence and anti-social behaviour as well as after-hours drinking”. «Gazette Live, Apr 15»
6
Underage Drinking in Koreatown -- Is It a Problem?
... the densest neighborhood in L.A. County with a population per square mile of 42,611, is home to many after-hours drinking establishments ... «New America Media, Mar 15»
7
UPDATE: Waterloo police investigate stabbing, gunfire incidents
... Council adds new rules for after hours clubs. WATERLOO | The city has adopted new rules to regulate after-hours drinking establishments. «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Mar 15»
8
Takeaway at Big Society
Since opening two years ago, Cowley Road's Big Society has become one of the city's most popular after-hours drinking spots. Sprawling ... «Oxford Mail, Feb 15»
9
Surveillance video shows shooting of San Jose security guard slain …
... investigators discovered employees were performing lewd acts, were allowing minors to consumer alcohol and allowing after-hours drinking. «abc7news.com, Feb 15»
10
No new licence issued for troubled 'anti-social' pub in Thornaby …
... been "numerous incidents of violence and anti-social behaviour as well as after-hours drinking" before the closure and drugs had been found ... «The Northern Echo, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. After-Hours drinking [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/after-hours-drinking>. May 2024 ».
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