"pound party" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pound parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pound party (plural pound parties)
  1. (historical) A Depression-era social gathering to which each guest brought a pound (weight) of food or ingredients. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-pound_party-en-noun-BCtEjR7f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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