lucky dip

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 (synset 100509351)
    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
    is a type of: drawing, lottery - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
  2. A selection or decision purely at random (synset 100163057)
    "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"
    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
    is a type of: random sampling - the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected

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