Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walkathon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: walkathon
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid of charity.

Example Sentences

"[In 1946.] Some tattered walkathon tune of the early thirties went banging like a one-wheeled Good Humor cart of those same years through his head as the cards slipped mechanically about the board and his fingers went lightly dividing change in the middle, taking the house's percentage without making the winner too sharply aware of the cut."
"The student-led group has consistently ranked among the top 20 fundraisers for the walkathon, organizers said. Started 15 years ago by a determined 7-year-old named Leo Beckerman, Kids Who Care has raised more than $500,000 for AIDS organizations, according to the Beckerman family, of Studio City."

Etymology

From walk + -athon.

Inflected Forms

walkathons (plural)

Synonyms

walking marathon

Questions

What does walkathon mean?: A long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid of charity.
Where does walkathon come from?: From walk + -athon.

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