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US
/ˈkɹæpˌʃut/
]
NOUN
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a risky and uncertain venture
getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot - playing craps
How To Use crapshoot In A Sentence
- Defensive tackle is a bit more of a crapshoot, but the one thing they must make sure of is that whomever they take has a brilliant mind.
- But she didn't have one and was worried about resigning herself to the "crapshoot" of a random doctor at the hospital, someone whose birthing philosophy she would not know and with whom she'd have no relationship. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
- That seems to be part of the fun of knitting… it can be a real crapshoot when it comes to the finished project.
- It's all a crapshoot, and no matter what, predictions come out looking forced.
- Second piece of advice… ignore weather forecasts (they're about as reliable as a crapshoot in this country).
- It's too much of a crapshoot, at least over 18 holes, too great a chance you'll have a couple of little-known players in the final and therefore no real interest.
- Random, unprotected sex with a complete stranger (to loosely quote Austin Powers) would be less of a crapshoot than this.
- In general terms, dispersants are a complex kind of dishwashing soap that scientists have called an environmental "crapshoot" in response to a situation like the gulf spill. EPA Wages Battle With BP Over Chemical Dispersants
- While Mock Drafts are a kind of crapshoot, the people picking those selections through this year's SB Nation Mock Draft, tend to know their teams better than most. BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs
- Spending scads of bonus money on a youngster hardly old enough to shave is a crapshoot, at best. Draft foibles demonstrate dire need for overhaul