Usually means: Unexpected event following initial occurrence.
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  1. afterclap: Merriam-Webster
  2. afterclap: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. afterclap: Collins English Dictionary
  4. afterclap: Wordnik
  5. afterclap: Wiktionary
  6. afterclap: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. afterclap: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Afterclap, afterclap: Dictionary.com
  9. Afterclap: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. afterclap: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Afterclap: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. afterclap: FreeDictionary.org
  13. afterclap: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  14. afterclap: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. afterclap: Merriam-Webster

Definitions from Wiktionary (afterclap)

noun:  (archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
noun:  (archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
noun:  The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
noun:  A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
noun:  A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
noun:  A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
noun:  (uncountable, medicine, obsolete) Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
noun:  (obsolete) A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
noun:  (humorous) A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
noun:  (slang, obsolete) A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
noun:  (South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.

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