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Drainbow

noun

Etymology

Blend of drain + rainbow.

  1. inherited from *regnabugô✻ — “rainbow”
  2. inherited from *regnabogō✻
  3. inherited from reġnboga — “rainbow”
  4. inherited from reynbowe
  5. compounded as drainbow — “drain + rainbow”

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • He jogs and catches up with Burley Bear while Skip, not daring to return to the tipi, shouts "Drainbows!" at their back.
    • You will be outfitted from a pile of donated clothes and gear, fed at the free kitchens, and unless you are a complete Drainbow you will gladly give some free labour in return.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA