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Chris -- 2025-05-10
is “crap shoot” correct? If the meaning is to “roll the dice and take your chances” that would refer to the game of craps….not a colloquialism for “taking a crap”, let alone taking a crap which somehow “shoots”....just saying.
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I know almost nothing about dice games in general, and craps specifically, but isn’t “crap out” a term in the game? I think “crap” is already part of the vocabulary of craps, and “a crap shoot” is correct.
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And then there is one of the better eggcorns found on the Forum: crap chute
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