lucky dip

lucky dip

n Brit

1. a barrel or box filled with sawdust and small prizes for which children search

2. Informal an undertaking of uncertain outcome

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random lottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	lucky dip - a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip" random sampling - the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

lucky dip

n → ˜ Glückstopf m; it’s something of a lucky dip (fig) → es ist Glücksache

lucky dip n (at fair) → pesca miracolosa