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crapshoot

crapshoot noun: a game of craps.

Noun

crapshoot (plural crapshoots)

  1. A game of craps.
  2. (US, figuratively) A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome.
    • "Well, yeah, I can see that. It's not like he lives in the 'hood, yadamean? Who comes way out here? It'd be a real crapshoot. People out here'd either pull a gun on you or invite you for pot roast."2013, Lisa McMann, Don't Close Your Eyes: Wake, Fade, Gone, New York, N.Y.: Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 604

Synonyms of crapshoot

Forms of crapshoot

pluralcrapshoots

Origin of crapshoot

From crap + shoot.

Questions about crapshoot

What does crapshoot mean?
Crapshoot means a game of craps.
What part of speech is crapshoot?
Crapshoot is a noun.
What is the plural of crapshoot?
The plural of crapshoot is crapshoots.

Words near crapshoot in the dictionary

  1. crapsack
  2. crapsacks
  3. Crapsey
  4. Crapseys
  5. crapshit
  6. crapshoot
  7. crapshooter
  8. crapshooters
  9. crapshooting
  10. crapshoots
  11. crapshot

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