potluck dinner

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It was the financial equivalent of a potluck dinner, with everyone contributing something to the table and sharing the spread.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

On Thursday we would have a huge open-house potluck dinner.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2020

The society hosts a potluck dinner at 7 p.m. followed by the talk at 8 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2020

The real socializing will happen in the evening, when many of the day’s 310 volunteers throughout Seattle convene for the post-count potluck dinner.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2019

Last fall we were at a neighborhood potluck dinner when Aretha ate a baby’s disposable diaper.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate