eatathon
English
Etymology
eat + -athon
Noun
eatathon (plural eatathons)
- A charity event in which participants eat as much as possible.
- (slang) A large feast or pigout.
- 1982, Barbara Zara, Erin McHugh, I left my fat behind (page 14)
- So I gave myself a week's reprieve and started another eatathon.
- 1983, Texas Monthly (volume 11, number 3, March 1983, page 49)
- Our recommendation is to tote the excess home in a doggie bag so you can indulge in the dessert, the Queen of Sheba, an eatathon consisting of a rich chocolate base, mounds of whipped cream, and a guilt complex.
- 1992, Sue Gebo, What's left to eat?, page 151:
- Typically, Americans eat a very substantial portion of the day's calories at the evening meal, and then continue an evening "eatathon" in front of the tube.
- 1982, Barbara Zara, Erin McHugh, I left my fat behind (page 14)