pot luck= a term used for a dinner that is made up of many differentiating parts of the meal.each person at the meal brings a dish. most are a "caserole", "hotdish",or "____salad".then there is a variety of "bars" and "brownies" for desert. the term pot luck comes from a time when the first potluck was used to poison the king. each person who brought a dish put it on the kings table,one which was poisonous. hence the word pot "luck". the luck of the draw....does the king live or die....he died
by ali B April 16, 2004