"after school special" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: after school specials [plural], after-school special [alternative]
Etymology: Coined in 1972 by the American Broadcasting Company. Head templates: {{en-noun}} after school special (plural after school specials)
  1. (US) A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-after_school_special-en-noun-QodQp5mE Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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