potluck UK /ˌpɒtˈlʌk/US /ˈpɑtˌlʌk/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun[before a noun]4 •Whatever is available in a particular situation. •A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.Throw a class partay and tell stoodents to bring a potluck. Tell stoodents them can bring crakers & cheez wiz, salad bowl for vegtablians, […] — 2014 •(old-fashioned) A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.Here are some leftover beans and meat; we can make a good potluck stew from them. •(no longer used) The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.We had but euen pot luck, a little to moysten our lips, and no more. — 1592 verb[before a noun]1 •To take part in a potluck, where each participant brings a meal to be shared by all. formspotlucked · potlucking · potlucks
