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slave auction

noun

Definitions

  1. A lighthearted fundraising event where people volunteer to be bid upon in an auction, and…

    A lighthearted fundraising event where people volunteer to be bid upon in an auction, and act as servants to the winning bidders for a short period afterwards.

    • 'I've got a super idea,' queried ^([sic]) a ninth-grade girl. 'Why don't we have a slave auction like the high school does? We could auction off people to do a certain thing and then give the money for some cause or something.'

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slave, auction. (an auction where slaves are sold)

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