potlatch

  1. Noun.  A ceremony amongst certain Native American peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity.
  2. Noun.  A communal meal where guests bring dishes to share, a potluck.

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