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crapshoot

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crap·shoot  (krpsht)
n. Slang
A risky enterprise.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crapshoot - a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot"
danger, risk, peril - a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
2.crapshoot - playing crapscrapshoot - playing craps                        
craps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice


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