1
a
: the regular meal available to a guest for whom no special preparations have been made
b
: a communal meal to which people bring food to share
—usually used attributively
a potluck supper
2
: whatever is offered or available in given circumstances or at a given time
Examples of potluck in a Sentence
He organized a neighborhood potluck for next Saturday.
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Bring the dish that everyone loves to your next potluck or picnic: potato salad!
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2024
May 18, 2024 Attend a barbecue, church potluck or summer dinner in the small city of Cleveland in eastern Tennessee, and somewhere on the table, there will be a dish of hot slaw.
—Emily Cochrane Audra Melton, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2024
May 18, 2024 Attend a barbecue, church potluck or summer dinner in the small city of Cleveland in eastern Tennessee, and somewhere on the table, there will be a dish of hot slaw.
—Emily Cochrane Audra Melton, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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“Potluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potluck. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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potluck
noun
pot·luck
ˈpät-ˈlək 
1
a
: a regular meal for which no special preparations have been made
b
: a meal to which people bring food to share
2
: whatever is offered or available in given circumstances or at a given time
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