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tossup

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toss⋅up

  [taws-uhp, tos-]
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–noun
1. the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
2. an even choice or chance: It's a tossup whether they'll come or not.
Origin:
1740–50; n. use of v. phrase toss up
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toss·up   (tôs'ŭp', tŏs'-)   
n.   Informal

  1. An even chance or choice: It is a tossup whether we will win or lose.

  2. The flipping of a coin to decide an issue.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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