powwow

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powwow  /ˈpaʊ ˌwaʊ/ ? Meaning of "powwow"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) (informal) a quick private conference
  2. (n) a council of or with Native Americans
  3. (v) hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

Usage(s):

  1. They turn quiet and suspicious when a new couple, strangers, is seated across the room, then return to their powwow.
  2. Benedict XVI will indeed be hosting a scholarly powwow this weekend at his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, to debate evolution and creation.
  3. Nothing, it seems, beats the most basic form of bonding a good old-fashioned one-on-one powwow, even if you're only trading coos and gurgles.
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