Meanings
plural postathons
- 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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postathon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postathon
“postathon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postathon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postathon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postathon.
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