pitch-and-toss

A group of children play pitch-and-toss in the park.

Definition

Noun: A game of chance in which players toss coins at a mark and then toss them again, with the winner taking all the coins that land heads-up.

Usage Examples

• (They played a coin-tossing game for fun.)
• (He gambled his money away in this chance-based game.)

Advanced Usage

• "to play pitch-and-toss with something": to treat something recklessly or to gamble with it.
  • He played pitch-and-toss with his career by quitting without notice. (He risked his career carelessly.)
• "pitch-and-toss" as a metaphor: used to describe any situation involving random chance or risky decisions.
  • The stock market felt like a game of pitch-and-toss. (Investing seemed purely based on luck.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pitch-and-toss (n): the primary form; no common compound variants.
• Pitch (v): to throw or toss something, especially in a game.
  • He pitched the coin toward the target. (He threw the coin.)
• Toss (v/n): to throw lightly; the act of throwing.
  • She gave the coin a toss. (She threw it into the air.)

Synonyms

• Coin-tossing game: a game where coins are thrown to decide outcomes.
• Chance game: a game determined by luck rather than skill.
• Betting game: a game involving wagering money on an uncertain result.

Related Idioms

• "Toss-up": a situation where the outcome is uncertain or equally likely.
  • The election is a toss-up between the two candidates. (The result is unpredictable.)
• "Heads or tails": a simple coin-flipping game used to decide something.
  • Let's decide by heads or tails. (We'll flip a coin to choose.)