Laprèsmidi

Laprèsmidi is a stylized form of the French term l’après-midi used as a proper noun in branding, media titles, or online handles. It is not considered correct standard orthography in French; standard usage writes two words with an apostrophe: l’après-midi. The compound après-midi means “afternoon,” with midi referring to noon, designating the period after midday and extending from early afternoon to evening depending on context.

In practice, laprèsmidi appears in contexts where a distinctive identity is sought—such as magazine titles, artistic projects, music releases, cafés, or blogs—where the letters are run together and capitalization may vary. As a result, the form can signal a contemporary or curated sensibility while retaining the semantic core of the afternoon.

Linguistically, the usage illustrates how French compounds are used to express time-related concepts and how nonstandard spellings can circulate in branding and digital media. In standard French writing, one would write l’après-midi as two words with an apostrophe, and un après-midi to mean an afternoon or an afternoon-long period.

See also: l’après-midi; French time expressions; French orthography.