crapshoot
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crap·shoot

noun \ˈkrap-ˌshüt\

Definition of CRAPSHOOT

: something (as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome

Examples of CRAPSHOOT

  1. <there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot>

First Known Use of CRAPSHOOT

1971

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