"coin toss" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coin tosses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coin toss (plural coin tosses)
  1. A particular instance where a coin is launched in the air, and whichever side that it lands on finalises a decision. Translations (flip of a coin): Münzwurf [masculine] (German), yazı tura (Turkish), tafliad ceiniog [masculine] (Welsh), hwsgip [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-coin_toss-en-noun-WOckNLdh Disambiguation of 'flip of a coin': 88 12
  2. (figurative) An uncertain selection between two outcomes of similar likelihood, or between two objects of similar quality. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: coin flip, toss-up, coin-toss
    Sense id: en-coin_toss-en-noun-hVzNzvzE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61

Inflected forms

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