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crapshoot

[krap-shoot]
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noun
  1. Informal. anything unpredictable, risky, or problematical; gamble.
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verb (used without object), crap·shot, crap·shoot·ing.
  1. to play craps.
  2. Informal. to take risks; gamble.
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Origin of crapshoot

First recorded in 1970–75; crap2 + shoot1
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