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  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.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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