■ noun informal a prolonged discussion or debate.
Origin
1930s (orig. US, denoting a debate artificially prolonged to prevent the progress of a bill): blend of talk and marathon .
■ noun informal a prolonged discussion or debate.
Origin
1930s (orig. US, denoting a debate artificially prolonged to prevent the progress of a bill): blend of talk and marathon .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004