"crapshoot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crapshoots [plural]
Etymology: From crap + shoot. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crap|shoot}} crap + shoot Head templates: {{en-noun}} crapshoot (plural crapshoots)
  1. A game of craps. Categories (topical): Dice games, Gambling Translations (craps game): dobbelspel (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-crapshoot-en-noun-zDVSk0CT Disambiguation of Dice games: 77 23 Disambiguation of Gambling: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'craps game': 95 5
  2. (US, idiomatic) A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome. Tags: US, idiomatic Synonyms: roll of the dice Translations (risky venture): upporikas ja rutiköyhä [partitive, singular, usually] (Finnish), coup de poker [masculine] (French), 복불복 (bokbulbok) (Korean), loteria [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-crapshoot-en-noun-1PhjIU8R Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'risky venture': 8 92

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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