"griefathon" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-griefathon.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: grief and marathon; compare telethon, readathon, etc. Etymology templates: {{m|en|grief}} grief, {{m|en|marathon}} marathon, {{m|en|telethon}} telethon, {{m|en|readathon}} readathon Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} griefathon (plural not attested)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A great outpouring of grief in response to some public news event. Tags: derogatory, no-plural, slang
    Sense id: en-griefathon-en-noun-PMbcxMPq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals

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