English

Noun

aftertale ‎(plural aftertales)

1. Ill talk; slander; defamation.
   • 1999, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake:

     Our cad's bit of strife (knee Bareniece Maxwelton) with a quick ear for spittoons (as the aftertale hath it) [...]

2. A postscript added to the end of a story.
3. A postscript added where a story should end.

Related terms

• afterword

See also

• foretale