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Definition of powwow

powwow

noun

  • a meeting.
                                                                                       

    Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                              

                                                                                      

    Citation from "The King Is Dead", Family Guy (TV), Season 2 Episode 7 (2000) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 24 2010.

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