"pitch and toss" meaning in All languages combined

See pitch and toss on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pitch and toss (uncountable)
  1. A game played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: heads or tails Translations (game played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails): kolikonheitto (Finnish), lantinheitto (Finnish), pile ou face (French), testa o croce [feminine] (Italian), చిత్తాట (cittāṭa) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-pitch_and_toss-en-noun-1wNCOACP Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 44 37 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 37 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 36 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 36 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 36 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 57 34 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 57 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 59 36 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 59 34 7 Disambiguation of 'game played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails': 92 8 1
  2. A game in which coins are thrown at a mark, the person who throws nearest having the right of tossing all the coins, and keeping those which come down head uppermost. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pitch_and_toss-en-noun-gnV6vTfN Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 44 37 19
  3. (figurative) Careless treatment of something, or trusting to luck about it. Tags: figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pitch_and_toss-en-noun-oH7IdVo6 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 44 37 19

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