crapshoot

[ krap-shoot ]

noun

1. Informal. anything unpredictable, risky, or problematical; gamble.

verb (used without object)

, crap·shot, crap·shoot·ing.

1. to play craps.
2. Informal. to take risks; gamble.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crapshoot¹

First recorded in 1970–75; crap ² + shoot ¹

Example Sentences

Applications to such schools are a crapshoot, but so is much of life.

From Washington Post

In other words, which films actually make it to theaters and how successful they’ll be alongside a streaming release is something of “a crapshoot,” Levin said.

From Vox

Moving that many books requires dedicated trucks, which is currently the biggest crapshoot component of the whole supply chain.

From Popular-Science

Until recently, guided skiing in the United States was a crapshoot.

From Outside Online

Some locations are a total crapshoot when it comes to speed, sometimes even falling behind their older 4G LTE counterparts.

From Time