potluck

pot·luck

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pot-luhk, -luhk]
- /ˈpɒtˌlʌk, -ˈlʌk/
- /ˈpɑːˌt.lək/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pot-luhk, -luhk]
- /ˈpɒtˌlʌk, -ˈlʌk/

Definitions of potluck word

noun potluck food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend. 1
noun potluck Also called potluck supper, potluck dinner, potluck lunch. a meal, especially for a large group, to which participants bring various foods to be shared. 1
noun potluck whatever is available or comes one's way: With fluctuating interest rates, homebuyers are learning to take potluck with the banks. 1
countable noun potluck A potluck is a meal that consists of food brought by the people who come to the meal, or a meal that consists of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation. 0
noun potluck whatever the family meal happens to be 0
noun potluck whatever is available, with little or no choice 0

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Origin of potluck

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; pot1 + luck

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Parts of speech for Potluck

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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potluck popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for potluck

noun potluck

blue plate — a plate, often decorated with a blue willow pattern, divided by ridges into sections for holding apart several kinds of food.
brunch — Brunch is a meal that is eaten in the late morning. It is a combination of breakfast and lunch.
din-din — dinner.
dinner — the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
feedbag — Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.

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