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danceathon en · NOUN

Etymology

From dance + -athon.

Meanings

1. A charity event in which participants engage in a prolonged session of dancing.
   • The first-time event, modeled after a Seattle danceathon, raised an estimated $10,000... 1989 June, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 22, number 9, page 12:
   • Out of desperation promoters hit upon the idea of marathon events - walkathons, danceathons, and almost inevitably skateathons. 2009, Adam Russ, 101 Sports Not to Try, page 140:

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