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swaporama

swaporama noun: an event at which all participants donate items which can then be taken for free by other participants.

Noun

swaporama (plural swaporamas)

  1. An event at which all participants donate items which can then be taken for free by other participants.
    • Among the other official events were a history and clarification of National Endowment for the Arts programs in photography presented by NEA's Kathy Gauss, a number of discussions revolving around psychology and perception as they related to photography, and the ever-popular print and slide...1976, Afterimage - Volume 4, page 3
    • Mr. Epstein, who is a collector of TR memorabilia, would like to have a TR collectors' "swaporama" or show at future festivals.1986, Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal - Volumes 12-15, page 19

Forms of swaporama

pluralswaporamas

Origin of swaporama

From swap + -orama.

Questions about swaporama

What does swaporama mean?
Swaporama means an event at which all participants donate items which can then be taken for free by other participants.
What part of speech is swaporama?
Swaporama is a noun.
What is the plural of swaporama?
The plural of swaporama is swaporamas.

Words near swaporama in the dictionary

  1. swaplist
  2. swaplists
  3. swapmeet
  4. swapmeets
  5. SWAPO
  6. swaporama
  7. swaporamas
  8. swapover
  9. swapovers
  10. swappable
  11. swapped

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