potluck

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

noun

food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.
Also called potluck supper, potluck dinner, potluck lunch. a meal, especially for a large group, to which participants bring various foods to be shared.
whatever is available or comes one's way: With fluctuating interest rates, homebuyers are learning to take potluck with the banks.

Origin of potluck

First recorded in 1585–95; pot1 + luck

Example sentences from the Web for potluck

  • He loved that idea, and suggested a potluck dinner of sushi and strawberry smoothies and readings from our favorite books.

    My Post-Ultra-Orthodox Wedding |Leah Vincent |March 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
  • Him that draws most of the potluck in this world is the same that drops most in.

    The Belted Seas |Arthur Colton

Idioms and Phrases with potluck

potluck

see take potluck.