webathon

Etymology

From Web + -athon.

webathon means A fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web.“The fundraising Webathons — think Jerry Lewis online — popularized by Dean are becoming standard fare, as have^([sic]) e-mail alerts.”