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potlatch noun & verb. Chiefly N. Amer. Also potlache. M19.

A. noun. Among some N. American Indians of the Pacific coast, an extravagant and competitive ceremonial feast at which a person, esp. a chief, gives presents and gives away or destroys possessions in order to enhance his or her status; transf. (N. Amer. colloq.) a wild party. M19.
b. verb.
verb intrans. Hold a potlatch. L19.
verb trans. Give. E20.