potluck
(originally, Canada, US) 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.
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Had a little bonfire/potluck party this past weekend and friends brought kids and dogs. The biggest/youngest dog Dio apparently snapped at one of the kids and THIS GUY intervened to push Dio away from the kid. #Rescue…
Tonight 5/5: Drop in to a potluck with other Indivisible in Melrose Wakefield & Beyond members. Upstairs in the Parish Hall at the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 70 W Emerson St, Melrose. 5-7:30pm Optional RSVP…
guy who proudly refers to himself as "the mean guy" but who mere minutes ago was practically begging a voter to let him give their grandchild a cookie from our potluck stash (the child did in fact receive a cookie)
And here comes the awkward part of having to tell everyone “no” when they come by my desk asking if I’m gonna try what they made for the potluck
Someone brought in a beautiful cake to the work potluck and no one has been brave enough to be the first one to cut a slice and im trying to decide if I should be the change I want to see in the world
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(originally, Canada, US) 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.
“Tonight 5/5: Drop in to a potluck with other Indivisible in Melrose Wakefield & Beyond members. Upstairs in the Parish Hall at the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 70 W Emerson St, Melrose. 5-7:30pm Optional RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“guy who proudly refers to himself as "the mean guy" but who mere minutes ago was practically begging a voter to let him give their grandchild a cookie from our potluck stash (the child did in fact receive a cookie)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And here comes the awkward part of having to tell everyone “no” when they come by my desk asking if I’m gonna try what they made for the potluck”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Someone brought in a beautiful cake to the work potluck and no one has been brave enough to be the first one to cut a slice and im trying to decide if I should be the change I want to see in the world”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yeeeeeee but it is a potluck so Do I want white people cinco de mayo food. That is the question”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(dated) 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.
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(by extension) Whatever is available in a particular situation.
“Had a little bonfire/potluck party this past weekend and friends brought kids and dogs. The biggest/youngest dog Dio apparently snapped at one of the kids and THIS GUY intervened to push Dio away from the kid. #Rescue #Pitbull #Dogs #MyHeart #BestBoy”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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