laughathon

English

Etymology

From laugh +‎ -athon.

Noun

laughathon (plural laughathons)

1. (informal) Something very funny; a comedy session or period of great amusement.
   • 1995, Paul Auster, Mr. Vertigo:

     Oh, I had a jolly time in South Dakota, all right, a regular laughathon of nonstop fun and entertainment

   • 2000, Mike Douglas, Thomas Kelly, Michael Heaton, I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show:

     They were already into that raucous rhythm that made their show a TV landmark. Nonstop jokes, topping each other, full speed ahead, no holds barred laughathon.

   • 2002, Paul Auster, The Book of Illusion (page 208, ff)

     No, not what you'd call your standard laugh-a-thons. But not too grim, I hope.

   • 2002, Terrence D. Haynes, Desert Norm: A Journal/Novel About the Gulf War, page 169:

     It was a laughathon at Headquarters.

   • 2004, Carrie Asai, The Book of the Shadow, page 36:

     What if they were having a big laughathon over Heaven and her stupid crush?

Synonyms

• laughfest
• riot