drone-athon

noun

A boring speech or presentation that is perceived as very lengthy.

“I sat through Congressman Wilbertson's drone-athon to the very end.”

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Meanings

noundrone-athon (plural drone-athons)

plural drone-athons · alternative drone-a-thon · alternative droneathon

  1. informalA boring speech or presentation that is perceived as very lengthy.

    I sat through Congressman Wilbertson's drone-athon to the very end.

    1 more example

    […] if their presentation becomes one, long drone-athon, audience members may contemplate pulling out their fingernails just to stay awake.

    April 5, 1999, Rochelle Garner, ComputerWorld, page 54

Origin

From drone + -athon.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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