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webathon en · NOUN

Etymology

From Web + -athon.

Meanings

1. A fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web.
   • At the end of January, we ran a five-hour-plus webathon to raise funds for a local orphanage with which we were heavily involved. We had one camera going live and another crew picking up interviews at the back of the webcast area. 2010, Priscilla Nelson, Ed Cohen, Riding the Tiger: Leading Through Learning in Turbulent Times, page 86:
   • Even some of Palin's critics question the validity of some of the complaints, and her supporters have waged a weeklong Webathon to raise money for a legal defense fund set up for the governor, ringing up more than $109,000 by day seven, Sunday. 2009, HK, “It's important to keep her busy...”, in rec.boats (Usenet):
   • The fundraising Webathons — think Jerry Lewis online — popularized by Dean are becoming standard fare, as have^([sic]) e-mail alerts. 2003, Government Research Corporation, National Journal: Volume 35:
   • Perhaps I should stage some sort of webathon or something. 2006, Matthew Strebe, Michael Moncur, Charles Perkins, The Best of SlashNOT: 2002-2005, page 280:

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