Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begathon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-gath-on
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fundraising drive that actively solicits donations, especially one to support a public television or radio station.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Within a half an hour, the phones throughout the governor's mansion pealed, as if public television begathon night."

Etymology

From beg + -athon.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: beg

Usage

Inflected Forms

begathons (plural)

Questions

What does begathon mean?: A fundraising drive that actively solicits donations, especially one to support a public television or radio station.
Where does begathon come from?: From beg + -athon.

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