crapshoot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crapshoot
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Our travel columnist Dawn Gilberton’s experience in Lisbon and relatively smooth sailing in Paris and Rome this month underscore the crapshoot travelers face under the European Union’s new automated border-control system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That meant that Messi had to conjure magic—or risk what is almost certainly the final World Cup of his storied career on the crapshoot of penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
“It’s just a crapshoot based on physiology,” Lesch said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 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
But for all his hard work and preparation, he views college admissions as a crapshoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
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
Director Dwight Hemion insisted that Comic Tom Poston carry three spare sets of dice for his crapshooting sketch with Costello.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 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 Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
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