begathon

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noun

A fundraising drive that actively solicits donations, especially one to support a public television or radio station.

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Meanings

nounbegathon (plural begathons)

plural begathons

  1. derogatoryslangA fundraising drive that actively solicits donations, especially one to support a public television or radio station.

    Within a half an hour, the phones throughout the governor's mansion pealed, as if public television begathon night.

    2002, Dan McFadden, Cheechako, Writers Press Club, →ISBN, page 12

Origin

From beg + -athon.

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APA

begathon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begathon

MLA

“begathon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begathon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “begathon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begathon.

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