LUCKY DIP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A selection or decision purely at random

Example:

their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lucky dip" is a kind of...):

random sampling (the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Meaning:

A game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lucky dip" is a kind of...):

drawing; lottery (players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots)

Domain region:

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