begathonn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛɡəθɒn/, U.S.

/ˈbɛɡəˌθɑn/

Forms: 1900s– beg-a-thon, 1900s– begathon.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: beg v., -athon comb. form.

Etymology: < beg v. + -athon comb. form. Compare telethon n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A disparaging or dismissive term for: a fundraising event that is considered to be overextravagant or unduly prolonged, typically one broadcast on television or radio.

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1972 Cherokee (Iowa) Daily Times 10 July 2/1 The show ground on..and to even the most vocal Democrat, it became apparent that the effort should have been named a begathon.

1986 N.Y. Times 12 May c15/1 On-the-air subscription campaigns—telethons that are called ‘begathons’ behind the scenes.

1989 Philadelphia Inquirer 20 Sept. e1/2 One by one, the executives from young, upstart companies stepped to the front of the Four Seasons ballroom yesterday and put out their palms in a high-tech, high-finance beg-a-thon.

2003 J. B. Arden America's Meltdown 63 Because of consistent cuts in funds from the Republican-led congress, PBS and National Public Radio (NPR) air more ‘begathons’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	begathon
释义	begathonn. Brit. /ˈbɛɡəθɒn/, U.S. /ˈbɛɡəˌθɑn/ Forms: 1900s– beg-a-thon, 1900s– begathon. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: beg v., -athon comb. form. Etymology: < beg v. + -athon comb. form. Compare telethon n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A disparaging or dismissive term for: a fundraising event that is considered to be overextravagant or unduly prolonged, typically one broadcast on television or radio. ΚΠ 1972 Cherokee (Iowa) Daily Times 10 July 2/1 The show ground on..and to even the most vocal Democrat, it became apparent that the effort should have been named a begathon. 1986 N.Y. Times 12 May c15/1 On-the-air subscription campaigns—telethons that are called ‘begathons’ behind the scenes. 1989 Philadelphia Inquirer 20 Sept. e1/2 One by one, the executives from young, upstart companies stepped to the front of the Four Seasons ballroom yesterday and put out their palms in a high-tech, high-finance beg-a-thon. 2003 J. B. Arden America's Meltdown 63 Because of consistent cuts in funds from the Republican-led congress, PBS and National Public Radio (NPR) air more ‘begathons’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1972
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