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pot luck

noun

Meaning

  1. A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
  2. (by extension) Whatever is available in a particular situation.
  3. (originally Canada) 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.
  4. The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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