crapshoot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crapshoot
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Ask any job applicant or manager about the hiring process today, and he or she will probably say the same thing: It’s pretty much a crapshoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Until then, a bet on Fannie and Freddie’s common stocks is essentially a crapshoot.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
And while high costs are certain, future returns are a crapshoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“The reality is the transfer portal, to me it’s a bigger crapshoot than a high school kid,” Fickell said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
And while postseason baseball can be a crapshoot, as Friedman likes to say, the team is nonetheless in desperate need of answers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
The short life of Christmas trees and their festal market has inspired produce dealers to describe this sideline to their business as "the greatest of crapshooting games."
From Time Magazine Archive
As an Army chaplain in World War I, Parson Spence discouraged crapshooting in camp by rolling sevens himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
The New York Herald Tribune straightway called for a coordinator of crapshooting; the New York Daily News, for a coordinator of gin-rummy.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a Senator from Kansas, Vice President Curtis himself perfected a sort of crapshooting style of finger-snapping that was the envy of younger Senators.
From Time Magazine Archive
That brought up tales of the old games, poker, faro, three card monte, blackjack, roulette—and crapshooting.
From Noble Redman by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)
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