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Etymology

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wax +‎ -athon

Noun

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waxathon (plural waxathons)

  1. (informal, rare) An extended session of waxing the body.
    • 2003, Glamour, volume 101, page 82:
      But before you book your waxathon, know this: "Its very easy to burn the delicate tissue down there," says Hilda Hutcherson, M.D., an ob-gyn in private practice in New York City.
    • 2009 July 9, Catherine Saint Louis, “Do Women Like Men Quite That Cleanshaven?”, in New York Times[1]:
      To play Brüno, a gay fashion reporter who favors hot pants, the formerly hirsute Sacha Baron Cohen endured repeated waxathons to get bare nearly everywhere.