After a fashion Definition 1 of 2Pro Tip 1/3Not Quite Right Use when something has been done, but not perfectly or as well as hoped. He fixed my bike, after a fashion, but the gears are still noisy. Pro Tip 2/3Humble Achievement Suggests modest success; doing something without expertise but sufficiently. She can play the violin, after a fashion, just simple tunes though. Pro Tip 3/3Casual Usage More common in informal speech, might sound out of place in very formal contexts. We organized the event, after a fashion, with limited resources.