A hostage situation where a person is trapped by a group of people for minutes, hours, days, or even forever using money. The unique thing about this situation is it's a hostage situation you consent to beforehand,
"Hey, do you feel bad for Ludwig for being stuck in this subathon?"

"Of course not, look at how much money he's making!"
by Lalelilolulalelilolu March 25, 2021
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A subathon is a subscription marathon, a livestream where for every donation time is added to a descending timer, and when the timer runs out, the stream ends. The longest subathon is still ongoing and has lasted for 484 days. Emilycc hosts it.
Person 1: Someone just donated! I guess I've got to add another minute to the stream!
Person 2: Oh dude, are you having a subathon?
Person 1: Yep. Right now i'm at 80 hours.
by prodreamsmp March 14, 2023
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