laughathon
nounEtymology From laugh + -athon.
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Informal Something very funny; a comedy session or period of great amusement.
- Oh, I had a jolly time in South Dakota, all right, a regular laughathon of nonstop fun and entertainment1995, Paul Auster, Mr. Vertigo:
- 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.2000, Mike Douglas, Thomas Kelly, Michael Heaton, I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show:
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- No, not what you'd call your standard laugh-a-thons. But not too grim, I hope.2002, Paul Auster, The Book of Illusion (page 208, ff)
- It was a laughathon at Headquarters.2002, Terrence D. Haynes, Desert Norm: A Journal/Novel About the Gulf War, page 169:
- What if they were having a big laughathon over Heaven and her stupid crush?2004, Carrie Asai, The Book of the Shadow, page 36: