griefathon
English edit
Etymology edit
grief and marathon; compare telethon, readathon, etc.
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Noun edit
griefathon (plural not attested)
- (slang, derogatory) A great outpouring of grief in response to some public news event.
- 2007 June 11, Michael Kimmelman, “The Former Queen of Buzz Conjures a Golden Heyday”, in New York Times[1]:
- “It was the first great griefathon.