playathon

English

Etymology

From play +‎ -athon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpleɪəθɒn/

Noun

playathon (plural playathons)

  1. (informal) An extended period of playing.
    • 1984, Joanne Oppenheim, Kids and play:
      Before long, the other youngster came up the aisle with crayons and paper in hand. "Wanna color?" she asked. In moments, the two were launched on a four-hour playathon.
    • 1993, Alison Hsieh, “Now?????!!!!!”, in k12.chat.senior (Usenet):
      Our orchestra is going to have a playathon in the mall where we will play music for about 5 hours or so.

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