shoo-in

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nounInformal.
  1. a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.

Origin of shoo-in

1
1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase shoo in

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British Dictionary definitions for shoo-in

shoo-in

noun
  1. a person or thing that is certain to win or succeed

  2. a match or contest that is easy to win

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