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webathon

noun

Etymology

From Web + -athon.

  1. derived from *webʰ-✻ — “to braid, weave”
  2. inherited from *webaną✻ — “to weave”
  3. inherited from *wabją✻ — “web”
  4. inherited from *wabi✻
  5. inherited from webb
  6. inherited from web
  7. suffixed as webathon — “Web + athon”

Definitions

  1. A fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web.

    • The fundraising Webathons — think Jerry Lewis online — popularized by Dean are becoming standard fare, as have^([sic]) e-mail alerts.
    • Perhaps I should stage some sort of webathon or something.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA