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watchalong

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

Noun

watchalong (plural watchalongs)

  1. (slang) A communal session of watching a film or television show (live or pre-recorded), often followed by discussing the content.
    • 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
    • […] “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

Forms of watchalong

pluralwatchalongs

Origin of watchalong

From the phrase watch along (with).

Questions about watchalong

What does watchalong mean?
Watchalong means a communal session of watching a film or television show (live or pre-recorded), often followed by discussing the content.
What part of speech is watchalong?
Watchalong is a noun.
What is the plural of watchalong?
The plural of watchalong is watchalongs.

Words near watchalong in the dictionary

  1. watchableness
  2. watchables
  3. watchably
  4. watchalike
  5. watchalikes
  6. watchalong
  7. watchalongs
  8. watchback
  9. watchband
  10. watchbands
  11. watchboat

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