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Who-athon

Who-athon noun: a marathon of the British science-fiction series Doctor Who.

Noun

Who-athon (plural Who-athons)

  1. (informal) A marathon of the British science-fiction series Doctor Who.
    • Makes me wish I had a VCR so I could blow the dust off of all my video tapes and have a Who-athon.1993 November 25, Michele Paige Goudie, “Oh geeze, I missed it.”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet)
    • To set the scene for the new series, UKTV Gold is showing all of the last one, created by Russell T Davies and starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as his companion Rose. The Who-athon will screen from 11am-6pm on Saturday, and from 11am-6pm on Sunday.2006 April 4, Martin, “Tennant's Extra”, in uk.media.tv.sf.drwho (Usenet)

Forms of Who-athon

pluralWho-athons

Origin of Who-athon

From Who + -athon.

Questions about Who-athon

What does Who-athon mean?
Who-athon means a marathon of the British science-fiction series Doctor Who.
What part of speech is Who-athon?
Who-athon is a noun.
What is the plural of Who-athon?
The plural of Who-athon is Who-athons.

Words near Who-athon in the dictionary

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  5. who've
  6. Who-athon
  7. Who-athons
  8. who-dunnit
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  10. who-hit-John
  11. who-knows-how-many

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