crop
n.— «I’m talking about a group of women who are much more mysterious than that: Scrapbookers. It’s all my friend Barb’s fault. One day she lured me to what’s called a “crop,” with cheap promises of a good time, great company, and plenty of junk food.» —“Running With the Scrapbooking Crowd” by Debbie Farmer Gilroy Dispatch (California) Oct. 3, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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