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skipathon

skipathon noun: a charity event in which participants jump rope.

Noun

skipathon (plural skipathons)

  1. A charity event in which participants jump rope.
    • In 2006 a mass skipathon had 7632 children skipping continuously for three minutes at 85 locations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.2009, Adam Hart-Davis, Stringlopedia, page 51

Forms of skipathon

pluralskipathons

Origin of skipathon

From skip + -athon.

Questions about skipathon

What does skipathon mean?
Skipathon means a charity event in which participants jump rope.
What part of speech is skipathon?
Skipathon is a noun.
What is the plural of skipathon?
The plural of skipathon is skipathons.

Words near skipathon in the dictionary

  1. skip-stop
  2. skip-stops
  3. skip-tracer
  4. skip-tracers
  5. skipable
  6. skipathon
  7. skipathons
  8. Skipetar
  9. Skipetars
  10. skipful
  11. skipfuls

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