Meanings
nounsubathon (plural subathons)
plural subathons
- InternetA live stream (especially on Twitch) intended to gain subscribers, especially one whose duration is extended every time the streamer receives a subscription.
“Have fun going home in a chair not ergonomically designed for extended subathons, loser!”
2024 August 12, Jenny McCarthy, “Ex-Boyfriend Island” (1:04 from the start), in Solar Opposites, season 5, episode 5, spoken by Jesse (Mary Mack)1 more example
All of this is part of what is known on Twitch as a “subathon.” A subathon is a short period of time when a streamer will engage in certain activities or stunts to accrue paid subscriptions to his or her channel.
2021 March 18, Taylor Lorenz, “The Endless Stream”, in The New York Times
Origin
From sub (“subscription”) + -athon.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish extensible
- extensiblestream
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subathon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subathon.
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