lucky dip meaning

UK /ˈlʌki dɪp/ US /ˈlʌki dɪp/ 3 syllables

lucky dip (noun): 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.

lucky dip has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

lucky dip as a noun

  1. 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

    Type of: lottery

  2. a selection or decision purely at random
    • their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip

    Type of: random sampling

How to pronounce lucky dip

lucky dip is pronounced /ˈlʌki dɪp/ in British English and /ˈlʌki dɪp/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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