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1 minute ago, Idassamed said:

Why is it called potluck?

The word pot-luck appears in the 16th century English work of Thomas Nashe, and used to mean "food provided for an unexpected or uninvited guest, the luck of the pot." [3] The modern execution of a "communal meal, where guests bring their own food," most likely originated in the 1930s during the Depression.[4]

The alternative origin of the word is associated with a tradition common to the Tlingit and other indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, called a potlatch, and is considered by proponents of this theory to be an eggcorn or malapropism.

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1 minute ago, Catch said:

The word pot-luck appears in the 16th century English work of Thomas Nashe, and used to mean "food provided for an unexpected or uninvited guest, the luck of the pot." [3] The modern execution of a "communal meal, where guests bring their own food," most likely originated in the 1930s during the Depression.[4]

The alternative origin of the word is associated with a tradition common to the Tlingit and other indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, called a potlatch, and is considered by proponents of this theory to be an eggcorn or malapropism.

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