playathon

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/ˈpleɪəθɒn/

noun

An extended period of playing.

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Meanings

nounplayathon (plural playathons)

plural playathons

  1. informalAn extended period of playing.

    Our orchestra is going to have a playathon in the mall where we will play music for about 5 hours or so.

    1993, Alison Hsieh, “Now?????!!!!!”, in k12.chat.senior (Usenet)
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    Before long, the other youngster came up the aisle with crayons and paper in hand. "Wanna color?" she asked. In moments, the two were launched on a four-hour playathon.

    1984, Joanne Oppenheim, Kids and play

Origin

From play + -athon.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

polyantha
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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