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potluck

American  
[pot-luhk, -luhk] / ˈpɒtˌlʌk, -ˈlʌk /

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 dinner,.  Also called potluck lunch.  Also called potluck supper,.  a meal, especially for a large group, to which participants bring various foods to be shared.

  3. whatever is available or comes one's way.

    With fluctuating interest rates, homebuyers are learning to take potluck with the banks.
potluck Idioms  

  1. see take potluck.

Etymology

Origin of potluck

First recorded in 1585–95; pot 1 + luck

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