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CRAP SHOOTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crap shooting mean?
• CRAP SHOOTING (noun)
The noun CRAP SHOOTING has 1 sense:
1. playing craps
Familiarity information: CRAP SHOOTING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Playing craps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
crap game; crap shooting; crapshoot
Hypernyms ("crap shooting" is a kind of...):
craps (a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice)
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