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3 Answers · potluck. : a communal meal to which people bring food to share —usually used attributively : a potluck supper M-W · cookout. : a meal or party at ... EnglishLanguage&UsageStackExchangeisaquestionandanswersiteforlinguists,etymologists,andseriousEnglishlanguageenthusiasts.Itonlytakesaminutetosignup. Signuptojointhiscommunity Anybodycanaskaquestion Anybodycananswer Thebestanswersarevotedupandrisetothetop Home Public Questions Tags Users Unanswered Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Collaborateandshareknowledgewithaprivategroup. CreateafreeTeam WhatisTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. Learnmore What'sthewordforagatheringmainlyforthepurposeofeatingfood? AskQuestion Asked 6yearsago Active 6yearsago Viewed 4ktimes 2 1 What'sthewordforagatheringmainlyforthepurposeofeatingfood?Likeasocialmeet-upforeating?Basicallyyoudoonholidays.IfeellikethewordisonthetipofmytonguebutIcan'tthinkofit. single-word-requests Share Improvethisquestion Follow askedNov24'15at21:36 user148269user148269 6122silverbadges55bronzebadges 5 2 Feast,perhaps. – user66965 Nov24'15at21:39 2 Abanquet?thefreedictionary.com/banquet – user66974 Nov24'15at21:42 Onlyliterarytypesgotofeastsandbanquetsnowadays.Dunnoifit'sspecificallyBrE,and/orpastit'ssell-bydate,butIcertainlyusedtobeupforanosh-upbackwhenIhadaliteralaswellasafigurativeappetiteforlife. – FumbleFingers Nov24'15at21:54 1 Howaboutapicnic? – Lawrence Nov25'15at1:42 2 meal,orwithfamily:familymeal – TylerKropp Nov25'15at2:56 Addacomment  |  3Answers 3 Active Oldest Votes 1 Haveyouconsidered:"Dining",or"Feasting" Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredNov25'15at3:51 nicolenicole 27722silverbadges33bronzebadges 1 2 Thispostwouldbeimprovedbyexplainingwhyyousuggesttheseterms,forexample,byprovidingadictionarydefinitionorexamplesinthewild.Iencourageyoutakethesitetourandreviewthehelpcenterforadditionalguidance. – Nathanielisprotesting Nov25'15at4:23 Addacomment  |  0 Theformalsenseof'dinner'isthis: dinner,n. .... Thechiefmealoftheday,eatenoriginally,andstillbythemajorityofpeople,aboutthemiddleoftheday(cf.GermanMittagsessen),butnow,bytheprofessionalandfashionableclasses,usuallyintheevening;particularly,aformallyarrangedmealofvariouscourses;arepastgivenpubliclyinhonourofsomeone,ortocelebratesomeevent. ["dinner,n.".OEDOnline.September2015.OxfordUniversityPress.http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/53051?rskey=4Ikymo&result=1&isAdvanced=false(accessedNovember24,2015).] Theparticularsenseofformallyarrangedmealissometimesexpressedwiththe(redundant)phrase'dinner-party': dinner-partyn.apartyofguestsinvitedtodinner;thesocialgatheringwhichtheycompose. (op.cit.) Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredNov25'15at1:20 JELJEL 31.7k44goldbadges6363silverbadges104104bronzebadges Addacomment  |  0 Iseatfest(orgrubfestorchowfest)thewordyou'reafter? fest:agathering,event,orshowhavingaspecifiedfocus—oftenusedincombination:agabfest "Yiddishdokusortuchus(backside),anddozensofwordsendingintheGerman-fest,includinggabfest,smokefest,eatfest,sobfest,singfest,swatfest(agolforbaseballgame),andbatfest(ahigh-hittingbaseballgame)."Dewdroppers,Waldos,andSlackers Alternately,consider; potluck :acommunalmealtowhichpeoplebringfoodtoshare—usuallyusedattributively:apotlucksupperM-W cookout :amealorpartyatwhichfoodiscookedandservedoutdoorsM-W blowout :(Inf.)alargeorlavishmealorsocialgatheringOED barbecue :asocialgatheringespeciallyintheopenairatwhichbarbecuedfoodiseatenM-W roast :anoutdoorpartyatwhichfoodiscookedoveranopenfireM-W wiener/weenieroast:acookoutwhereroastedfrankfurtersarethemaincourse bake :asocialgatheringatwhichabakedfoodisservedM-W clambake:acookoutattheseashorewhereclamsandfishandotherfoodsarecooked--usuallyonheatedstonescoveredwithseaweed fry :asocialgatheringorpicnicwherefoodisfriedandeaten:afishfryM-W boil :aboileddishofseafood,vegetables,andseasonings:acrabboil;also,agatheringatwhichthisdishisserved:seafoodboil;fishboilM-W burgoo (ChieflyKentuckyandTennessee) a:asteworthicksoupofmeatandvegetablesoriginallyservedatoutdoorgatherings b:apicnicatwhichburgooisservedM-W alfrescodiningordiningalfresco Intemperateclimates,alfrescodiningisespeciallypopularinthesummermonthswhentemperaturesandweatheraremostfavorable.[1]It isastyleofdiningthatiscasualandoftenparty-likeinits atmosphere.Wikipedia Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedJun15'20at7:40 CommunityBot 1 answeredNov25'15at14:39 ElianElian 42.3k2525goldbadges118118silverbadges235235bronzebadges Addacomment  |  YourAnswer ThanksforcontributingananswertoEnglishLanguage&UsageStackExchange!Pleasebesuretoanswerthequestion.Providedetailsandshareyourresearch!Butavoid…Askingforhelp,clarification,orrespondingtootheranswers.Makingstatementsbasedonopinion;backthemupwithreferencesorpersonalexperience.Tolearnmore,seeourtipsonwritinggreatanswers. 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