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playathon

/ˈpleɪəθɒn/

playathon noun: an extended period of playing.

Noun

playathon (plural playathons)

  1. (informal) An extended period of playing.
    • Before long, the other youngster came up the aisle with crayons and paper in hand. "Wanna color?" she asked. In moments, the two were launched on a four-hour playathon.1984, Joanne Oppenheim, Kids and play
    • Our orchestra is going to have a playathon in the mall where we will play music for about 5 hours or so.1993, Alison Hsieh, “Now?????!!!!!”, in k12.chat.senior (Usenet)

Forms of playathon

pluralplayathons

Origin of playathon

From play + -athon.

Questions about playathon

What does playathon mean?
Playathon means an extended period of playing.
What part of speech is playathon?
Playathon is a noun.
How do you pronounce playathon?
Playathon is pronounced /ˈpleɪəθɒn/.
What is the plural of playathon?
The plural of playathon is playathons.

Words near playathon in the dictionary

  1. Playalinda
  2. Playalinda Beach
  3. playaround
  4. playarounds
  5. playas
  6. playathon
  7. playathons
  8. playback
  9. playback singer
  10. playback singers
  11. playbacks

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