postathon

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noun

A period in which many messages are posted (as to an Internet newsgroup or forum).

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounpostathon (plural postathons)

plural postathons

  1. InternetslangA period in which many messages are posted (as to an Internet newsgroup or forum).

    As if your hair-splitting, shifting-sands postathons are the lonely voice of reason in an uncomprehending universe.

    2004, Hawkster, “Memorial day 2004”, in alt.radio.talk.dr-laura (Usenet)
    1 more example

    My first few days are always postathons because I'm catching up to all the old posts. If I was working at the capacity I was at before, I'd be up to about 150 by now, you know.

    2001, SmUK, “SmUK”, in alt.tv.red-dwarf (Usenet)

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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