Meaning & use
potluck
A shared meal to which each guest brings a different dish to contribute.
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The neighbors organized a potluck so everyone could bring their favorite homemade dish.
Our office holiday potluck always includes at least three different kinds of pie.
A note on using this word
The idiom take potluck means to accept whatever is available, without knowing in advance what it will be.
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