I've seen it used when referring to food.
i.e. "great apres-run meal"
"prepare the apres-run refreshments"
I've got a little bit of an idea of what it means, but what *exactly* does it mean? It's kinda driving me nuts that I can't seem to find an exact definition of this term anywhere. HELP! (I know, I'm a bit of a drama queen :P)
2007-09-08 23:04:33 · 5 answers · asked by Natalie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
yeah, i looked up "apres" and found that it meant after, but i was wondering if there was more to it than that.
2007-09-08 23:36:29 · update #1
In the context that you provide, it is a term used to describe the food or drinks laid on after certain activities like a conference, the projection of a film, a powerpoint presentation, a prize giving event, a board meeting etc... It involves social contacts over food or drinks where the participants discuss what has taken place before, socialise together and even start putting in the frame the actions which they will take subsequently.
2007-09-09 03:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is just a very popular method of word formation in English, very frequent.
It's supposed to add certain sophistication to style (or irony), e.g:
Apres baby
Apres rehab
Apres aperture
Apres love
Apres gardening
2007-09-09 09:07:04 · answer #2 · answered by Severinka 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
After run? So the food you would eat after you go running? I've never heard of it (but then again I avoid exercise) but apres is French for after and apres ski is used for activities that you do after skiing.
2007-09-09 06:29:36 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is a french word meaning after
2007-09-09 06:33:56 · answer #4 · answered by reena 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the 2 answers above are good,but après also means:beyond(in space=beyond this point) and post(period=après-guerre is post- war period)
2007-09-09 07:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by Dori 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋