begathon
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Meaning · English
A fundraising drive that actively solicits donations, especially one to support a public television or radio station.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Within a half an hour, the phones throughout the governor's mansion pealed, as if public television begathon night.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “begathon” mean?
A fundraising drive that actively solicits donations, especially one to support a public television or radio station.
Is “begathon” formal or informal?
begathon is generally derogatory, slang.