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.

  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).

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

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