after dark

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

A bookmaker's clerk.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thư ký của người đặt cược

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Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used Australian English

Examples

I don't go out by myself after dark.Tôi không đi ra ngoài một mình sau khi trời đã tối.

Tatoeba sentence #6661793 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

A shark.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một con cá mập

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Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “after dark” mean?

A bookmaker's clerk.

Is “after dark” formal or informal?

after dark is generally slang.