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- Dictionarypot·luck/ˌpätˈlək/
noun
- 1. used in reference to a situation in which one must take a chance that whatever is available will prove to be good or acceptable: "he could take potluck in a town not noted for its hotels"
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an informal meal where guests bring different dishes that are then shared with the other guests: We're having a pot luck on Saturday. This fruit salad would make a great addition to a potluck, barbecue, or dinner party. I like having a pot luck where everyone brings their favorite dish.
The meaning of POTLUCK is the regular meal available to a guest for whom no special preparations have been made. How to use potluck in a sentence.
A potluck is a communal gathering where each guest or group contributes a different, often homemade, dish of food to be shared. Other names for a "potluck" include: potluck dinner, pitch-in, shared lunch, spread, faith supper, carry-in dinner, covered-dish-supper, fuddle, Jacob's Join, bring a plate, and fellowship meal.
Potluck definition: food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase. See examples of POTLUCK used in a sentence.
May 16, 2024 · A potluck is basically any get together where everyone brings a dish, from church events to dinner parties. Each guest (or family) brings a dish large enough to share, all attendees make a plate with a little bit of everything, then everyone sits down to a communal meal.
noun. 1. food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase. to take potluck with a friend. 2. Also called: potluck supper, potluck dinner, potluck lunch. a meal, esp. for a large group, to which participants bring various foods to be shared. 3. whatever is available or comes one's way.
When each of the guests at a party brings a dish for everyone to share, that's a potluck. If you're invited to a potluck, you might want to bring your famous macaroni and cheese.
1. a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase. 2. Also called pot′luck sup′per. a meal, esp. for a large group, to which participants bring food to be shared. 3. whatever is available or comes one's way. [1585–95]
an informal meal where guests bring different dishes that are then shared with the other guests: We're having a pot luck on Saturday. This fruit salad would make a great addition to a potluck, barbecue, or dinner party. I like having a pot luck where everyone brings their favorite dish.
Definition of potluck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.