begathonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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begathon (複数形 begathons)

1. (slang, derogatory) A fundraising drive that actively solicits donations, especially one to support a public television or radio station.
   • 2002, Dan McFadden, Cheechako, Writers Press Club, →ISBN, page 12:

     Within a half an hour, the phones throughout the governor's mansion pealed, as if public television begathon night.

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参照

• Richard A. Spears, NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Slang, McGraw-Hill (1999), →ISBN, page 34