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Potluck
Communal gathering where each guest contributes a different dish of food to be shared / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Pot luck (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Potlatch.
A potluck is a communal gathering where each guest or group contributes a different, often homemade, dish of food to be shared.
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Other names for a "potluck" include: potluck dinner, pitch-in, shared lunch, spread, faith supper, carry-in dinner,[1] covered-dish-supper,[2] fuddle, Jacob's Join,[3] bring a plate,[4] and fellowship meal.