Define Telethon Meaning

a televised donor call-in event wherein the sponsors keep 75% of the proceeds to line their own pockets, 20% is allocated for administrative costs, and the remaining 5% is given to the charity in question

An endless phone conversation (a portmanteau of telephone + marathon).

Yet another nickname for George W. Bush (because of his resemblance to those stuttering retarded kids on those telethons for the disabled).