Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laughathon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: laughathon
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something very funny; a comedy session or period of great amusement.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Oh, I had a jolly time in South Dakota, all right, a regular laughathon of nonstop fun and entertainment"
"They were already into that raucous rhythm that made their show a TV landmark. Nonstop jokes, topping each other, full speed ahead, no holds barred laughathon."
"No, not what you'd call your standard laugh-a-thons. But not too grim, I hope."
"It was a laughathon at Headquarters."
"What if they were having a big laughathon over Heaven and her stupid crush?"

Etymology

From laugh + -athon.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: laugh

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

laughathons (plural)

Synonyms

laughfest riot

Questions

What does laughathon mean?: Something very funny; a comedy session or period of great amusement.
Where does laughathon come from?: From laugh + -athon.

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