crapshoot
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- noun
- /ˈkræpʃuːt/
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- Investing in new startups can often feel like a crapshoot due to the high level of uncertainty involved.
But the truth is so much of this is a crapshoot.
- But the truth is so much of this is a crapshoot.
- When I sat down to write this talk, the first thing that came to mind was, well, I'll have to tell them it's a crapshoot.
- This is not, this is crapshoot, not even that.
- So it's kind of hard to, no, it's kind of like a crapshoot.
- I saw this one video on AE fucked which is a total crapshoot because E fuck can be fun until it's not fun anymore.
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And yes, the sweep was a disgrace to the Yankee tradition, but the playoffs are a crapshoot, riddled with randomness.
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How anyone can invest their $401K retirement money in this crapshoot is beyond me.
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I could very well be wrong; it's a crapshoot how and why it all happened.
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Either way, it's a crapshoot; you just get to pick between the 20% chance.
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Elsewhere, it's a total crapshoot if a restaurant is open on Sunday.
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It's safe to say that it is all pretty much a crapshoot when it comes to the talking heads.
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Playoff baseball, in this age of so many teams and series, is such a crapshoot.
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Detroit fans should know more than anyone by now that the playoffs are largely a crapshoot.
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It's all kind of a crapshoot, and we've all wasted money.
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Enforcement would essentially be a crapshoot that depends on who we get running the bureaucracy.
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Synonyms
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5.1
A business or project that involves risk and possible loss
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3.5
A risky action with an uncertain result that may depend on chance
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2.7
A situation where the result is decided by chance, not planning
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4.8
A result that depends only on chance, like drawing names from a hat
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An activity or plan that may fail and cause a big loss
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9.5
An uncertain situation whose result depends on chance
A situation that is very uncertain and likely to change
A choice with an uncertain result that may be risky
A decision that depends mostly on chance
An activity that is risky and has an uncertain result
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Etymology
Crapshoot comes from the dice game craps and the word shoot, because players 'shoot' the dice, meaning 'to throw' them. So, a crapshoot is something where the result depends on 'chance' and is very uncertain.