powwow
a conference or meeting
TRANSLATION
powwow = Konferenzgespräch, Besprechung, beratende Versammlung, Sitzung, Tagung; to powwow = Kriegsrat halten [ugs.] [hum.] [sich beraten]; powwow [with Red Indians] = indianische Verhandlungen; family powwow = Familienrat
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"How seven hours of rows and recrimination at Cabinet produced a surprising shift towards a soft Brexit - The fact that the epic political POWWOW started with a brief delay should have acted as an omen."
The Telegraph
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"The Indians were puzzled, held a POWWOW and eventually agreed to the terms of the deed. This was possibly because they figured that no man could walk far through the tangled forests of Pennsylvania."
BBC.co.uk
Did you
know?
powwow
noun
- a meeting of Native Americans for making decisions or for having spiritual ceremonies or celebrations
- a meeting in which something important is discussed
Cambridge Dictionary
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ORIGIN
A powwow is refers to any conference or meeting involving intense discussion. One of the few words coming from Narangansett, an American Indian language.
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"Powwowing" includes a wide range of healing rituals used primarily for treating ailments in humans and livestock, as well as securing physical and spiritual protection, and good luck in everyday affairs.
Although the word "powwow" is Native American (one of the few words coming from Narangansett, an American Indian language) these ritual traditions are of European origin and were brought to colonial Pennsylvania in the transatlantic migrations of German-speaking people from Central Europe in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.Synonms:
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SYNONYMS
buzz session, colloquium, confab, confabulation, conference, debate, discussion, groupthink, huddle, palaver, parley, rap, rap session, seminar, talkfest
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Practice OWAD in a conversation today, say something like:
"Let's get the parties together for a POWWOW to resolve the issue."
