danceathon

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noun

A charity event in which participants engage in a prolonged session of dancing.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noundanceathon (plural danceathons)

plural danceathons

  1. A charity event in which participants engage in a prolonged session of dancing.

    The first-time event, modeled after a Seattle danceathon, raised an estimated $10,000...

    1989 June, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 22, number 9, page 12
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    Out of desperation promoters hit upon the idea of marathon events - walkathons, danceathons, and almost inevitably skateathons.

    2009, Adam Russ, 101 Sports Not to Try, page 140

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Chicago

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