pow-wow

powwow

1. noun An informal meeting or conference, especially in order to brainstorm, discuss, or review something. A somewhat flippant allusion to the traditional gatherings held by Native American or First Nations tribes, the term could be considered offensive by some. I think all the departments need to have a powwow together to go over what went wrong on this project. Good, let's have a powwow and see what we can come up with.
2. verb To hold such a meeting. We're going to powwow on Monday to go over the final details.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pow-wow

1. n. a meeting; a conference. (From an American Indian word.) Let’s have a pow-wow on that issue.
2. in. to hold a meeting or a conference. Let’s pow-wow on that tomorrow.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pow
  • powwow
  • wow
  • junk
  • Junk it!
  • high
  • high, wide, and handsome
  • wear (one's) apron high
  • or whatever
  • bummer
References in periodicals archive
If you've never been to a powwow, The Last Pow-Wow will make you want to find the nearest one and drive there.
That Native Thomas and Steven Paul Judd. The Last Pow-Wow
To obtain a sample of at least 1,000 Native American adolescents, data were collected in three primary settings: (1) high schools where at least 90% of the students were Native American (n = 6); (2) Native American youth programs such as after school cultural enrichment and tutoring programs (n = 22); and (3) cultural events attended by Native American families such as pow-wows (n = 21).
The relevance of cultural activities in ethnic identity among California Native American youth
Pow-Wow Litfest would be informal, friendly, outdoor: more like a rock festival than a stuffy literary event.
IF I'd known what I [...]; Author Andrew Killeen, director of Pow-Wow Litfest, believes the event will provide support to writers trying to get published
SOMETHING of a S pow-wow came to the West Midlands as Cree Indian Buffy brought her own style of medicine woman to Wolverhampton.
Buffy's back with Indian classics; REVIEW
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Digest
Her poems drift from the warm kitchens of Eskasoni, to the prairies outside Saskatoon at twilight; from a dusty road to the pow-wow at Poundmaker's, to a moonlit skinny dip in the Okanagan.
Author launches first poetry books
With descendants of the Mohawk, Iroquois, and Cherokee among them, the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers' 30th annual Dance Concert and Pow-wow at the Theater for the New City last February contained two weeks of spirited exchange between the old and new worlds.
Let the circle be unbroken
2003 NEYAASHIINIGMIING TRADITIONAL POW-WOW "HONORING OUR VETERANS"
Community events
RED Indian tribes have agreed to a pow-wow about performing at Llangollen International Eisteddfod for the first time.
Indian summer; Eisteddfod chiefs to pow-wow with tribal leaders over visit
Pow-Wow Blues, a 12-bar blues rehash is an ode to his clunker of an Oldsmobile which always gets him where he needs to go, even though it won't be pretty.
Musical ground well-covered by Sunshine Records
The title Grass Dance does not reflect the modern use of the term associated with the Pow-wow. Photos, illus., biblio., index.
The Grass Dance of the Spirit Lake Dakota
Kihta Wasoh Wapakwani showcases the Cree Confederation's vocals, drumming, and vibrant performance rooted in authentic Native American Pow-Wow tradition.
Kihta Wasoh Wapakwani
Pussy Riot said: "He has repeatedly told us that he found it hard to believe that Russia accepts what Putin is doing today." The group used the pow-wow to thank the ex-Beatle in person for his support during their prison ordeal.
Pussy Riot thank ally Macca
Bono and his wife Ali met the boss of the World Bank, Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in a high powered pow-wow in an exclusive Dublin location.
BONO WATCH
Sheguiandah First Nation 18th Annual Traditional Pow-Wow
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