-a-thon

A form of -athon — An event, usually collaborative, characterized by intense activity, effort, and time spent in connection to a specific theme or goal.

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Meanings

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of -athon.

    I need him here to have our back to school love-a-thon.

    2010, Bernice Bright Dickey, My #1 Is Still My #1!, page 92
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    The only discernable connection was the Block, each one of them feeding off the trough for his own peculiar need, strange bedfellows bouncing on the same sheets in a cosmic fuck-a-thon that, if televised, would raise [...] money [...]

    2005, Frank A. DeFilippo, Hooked, page 72
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APA

-a-thon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-a-thon

MLA

“-a-thon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-a-thon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-a-thon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-a-thon.

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