begathon

noun

noun

Etymology From beg + -athon.

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

Within a half an hour, the phones throughout the governor's mansion pealed, as if public television begathon night.2002, Dan McFadden, Cheechako, Writers Press Club, →ISBN, page 12:

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