pusky [< Algonk.; cf. Cree pukanisīwuk party] West DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a party.
See also: pageesee (def. 2 and note) potlatch ((n.)) (def. 4)
- Perhaps derived from the name of a gambling game, the featured attraction of many such parties.