"after-school special" meaning in English

See after-school special in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: after-school specials [plural], after school special [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=after-school special}} after-school special (plural after-school specials)
  1. (US) A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents. Wikipedia link: after-school special Tags: US
    Sense id: en-after-school_special-en-noun-qteWdEdt Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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