potlatch: Word of the day for September 25, 2020 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

potlatch , n : (Canada, US, also figurative) A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of generosity and wealth. (US, chiefly Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck. potlatch v (transitive) […]