lucky dip

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Noun

lucky dip (plural lucky dips)

1. (UK) A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.

   Synonym: lucky draw

   Hyponyms: grab bag, mystery bag; grab box

2. (by extension, idiomatic, figuratively) A selection solely at random.

   Synonym: lucky draw

   • 2005 September, “Dome sale 'was like a lucky dip'”, in BBC News‎:

Related terms

• luck of the draw

Translations

game with prizes in container

Italian: riffa (it) f, pesca (it) f, pesca miracolosa f, pesca a sorpresa f, pesca di beneficenza (it) f, lotteria (it) f, estrazione (it) f Polish: kosz szczęścia m

See also

• goody bag
• grab bag
• mixed bag
• Thesaurus:hodgepodge