dicey

[dahy-see] Origin

dic·ey

[dahy-see]
adjective, dic·i·er, dic·i·est. Informal.
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.

Origin:
1935–40; dice + -ey1
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Dicey is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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dicey (ˈdaɪsɪ)
 
adj , dicier, diciest
difficult or dangerous; risky; tricky

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dicey
"risky, uncertain" (as the roll of dice), 1940s, aviators' jargon, from dice + -y (2).
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dicey definition

[ˈdɑɪsi]
  1. mod.
    touchy; chancy; touch and go. : Things are just a little dicey right now.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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