What does "after-dinner speech" mean?

A public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented.

What is a synonym for "after-dinner speech"?

Common synonyms include: address, allocution, chalk talk, debate, diatribe, eulogy.

After-dinner speech

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A public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented.

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address allocution chalk talk debate diatribe eulogy

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