watchalong

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noun

A communal session of watching a film or television show (live or pre-recorded), often followed by discussing the content.

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Meanings

nounwatchalong (plural watchalongs)

plural watchalongs

  1. slanglifestyleA communal session of watching a film or television show (live or pre-recorded), often followed by discussing the content.

    […] “Sailor Moon Mondays” for a watchalong of Hulu's screenings of the Sailor Moon anime series (1995–2000) […]

    2016, Brigid Cherry, Cult Media, Fandom, and Textiles: Handicrafting as Fan Art, page 172
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    It creates and links to the fic and art of its characters; it stages “watchalongs” of prior Sherlock Holmes productions so (fictional) community members can comment on their own predecessors while advancing their own plot.

    2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World, page 11

    On the one hand, the expectant public would fill the hiatuses with substantial amount of fan labor and meta, and with many performative actions (convents, LARP sessions, cosplay, watchalongs, panel discussions etc.) […]

    2018, Tadej Pirc, Participation, Culture and Democracy, page 84

Origin

From the phrase watch along (with).

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APA

watchalong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchalong

MLA

“watchalong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchalong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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