Crapshoot

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A game of craps.
  2. 2
    playing craps wordnet
  3. 3
    A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome. US, idiomatic
  4. 4
    a risky and uncertain venture wordnet

Etymology

From crap + shoot.

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