"after school special" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: after school specials [plural]
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. Wikipedia link: after school special Tags: US Synonyms: after-school special
    Sense id: en-after_school_special-en-noun-QodQp5mE Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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