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dice roll

dice roll noun: something unpredictable or unexpected.

Noun

dice roll (plural dice rolls)

  1. (idiomatic) Something unpredictable or unexpected.
    • But Tsurigasaki Beach is no Teahupo’o in Tahiti – one of the world’s best breaks and the completely offshore venue for the 2024 Paris Olympics – and the decision to eschew recent advances in wave technology in favour of the ocean is something of a dice roll by the organisers.2021 July 24, Mike Hytner, “Surf’s up: a watershed moment for boarders at the Tokyo Games”, in The Guardian
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dice, roll.

Forms of dice roll

pluraldice rolls

Questions about dice roll

What does dice roll mean?
Dice roll means something unpredictable or unexpected.
What part of speech is dice roll?
Dice roll is a noun.
What is the plural of dice roll?
The plural of dice roll is dice rolls.

Words near dice roll in the dictionary

  1. dice girls
  2. dice mechanic
  3. dice mechanics
  4. dice oracle
  5. dice oracles
  6. dice roll
  7. dice rolls
  8. dice run
  9. dice runs
  10. dice shaker
  11. dice shakers

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