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sporting chance
sporting chance
noun
an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
Origin:
1895–1900
1895–1900
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Sporting chance
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| sporting chance | |
noun | |
| a reasonable probability of success [syn: fair chance] |
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