- crapshoot
- crap|shoot [ `kræp,ʃut ] noun singular AMERICANa situation in which you do not know what will happen
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
crapshoot — [n] big chance iffy proposition, risk, risky business, shot in the dark*, spin of the roulette wheel*; concepts 675,693 … New thesaurus
crapshoot — ☆ crapshoot [krap′sho͞ot΄ ] n. Informal a situation or undertaking whose outcome involves a high probability of failure or loss; gamble … English World dictionary
crapshoot — n. a gamble; a matter of chance. (Like a crap [dice] game.) □ Basically, life is a crapshoot. □ The stock market isn’t concerned with value anymore. It’s just a crapshoot … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
crapshoot — noun 1. a risky and uncertain venture getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑risk, ↑peril, ↑danger 2. playing craps … Useful english dictionary
crapshoot economics — n. A business model in which only a few out of a large number of products or services are successful, but those few generate enough profits for the business to survive. Example Citation: Who can say who will be the next Kid Rock? And so crap… … New words
crapshoot — noun Date: 1971 something (as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome … New Collegiate Dictionary
crapshoot — /krap shooht /, n., v., crapshot, crapshooting. n. 1. Informal. anything unpredictable, risky, or problematical; gamble. v.i. 2. to play craps. 3. Informal. to take risks; gamble. [1970 75; CRAP2 + SHOOT] * * * … Universalium
crapshoot — noun a) A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome. b) A game of craps … Wiktionary
crapshoot — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. risk, risky business, *shot in the dark, iffy proposition, *spin of the roulette wheel … English dictionary for students
crapshoot — n. roll of the dice; gamble, something that is unpredictable … English contemporary dictionary