Use of the word powwow to refer generally to a social get-together or to a meeting for discussion is considered to be an offensive appropriation of a term of great cultural importance to Indigenous Americans.
powwow
intransitive verb
Note: Use of this term in contexts not relating to Indigenous Americans or their cultures is considered offensive.
Noun
Narragansett powwaw or Massachusett pauwau
1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1646, in the meaning defined above
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