Drainbow
Drainbow noun: a person who benefits from a Rainbow Gathering without doing their share of labour.
Noun
Drainbow (plural Drainbows)
- A person who benefits from a Rainbow Gathering without doing their share of labour.
- To come to a Gathering and not work, to be a Drainbow, is to miss the point of the Gathering.1997, Michael I. Niman, People of the Rainbow: A Nomadic Utopia, University of Tennessee Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 90
- He jogs and catches up with Burley Bear while Skip, not daring to return to the tipi, shouts "Drainbows!" at their back.2002, Lawrence McGuire, The Gathering at Big Sur, Virtualbookworm.com, →ISBN, page 82
Forms of Drainbow
| plural | Drainbows |
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Origin of Drainbow
Blend of drain + rainbow.
Questions about Drainbow
- What does Drainbow mean?
- Drainbow means a person who benefits from a Rainbow Gathering without doing their share of labour.
- What part of speech is Drainbow?
- Drainbow is a noun.
- What is the plural of Drainbow?
- The plural of Drainbow is Drainbows.
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