Noun: crapshoot 'krap,shoot
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- A risky and uncertain venture
"getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot"
- Playing craps
"crapshoot was popular among soldiers during World War II";
- crap shooting, crap game [N. Amer]
Derived forms: crapshoots
Type of: craps, danger, peril, risk
Encyclopedia: Crapshoot