Definition of "crapshoot" [crapshoot]

• Slang A risky enterprise. (noun)

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• "In Dillender's case, however, the expedition was a crapshoot from the beginning."
• "In general terms, dispersants are a complex kind of dishwashing soap that scientists have called an environmental "crapshoot" in response to a situation like the gulf spill."
• "At other times, the "crapshoot" cut the service time in half, as it had done today."