Potluck
WordNet
noun
(1) Whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all
"Having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck"
"A potluck supper"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever is available.
- Here's a good potluck of beans and stew.
- A meal consisting of whatever guests have brought.
- Whatever is available in a particular situation.
- A gathering of people bringing foods from different parts of the world.
- The Arabic cuisine at the potluck was delicious.
Usage notes
- This term is often used attributively, as in the noun phrase "potluck dinner".