Meanings
nounpitch and toss (uncountable)
- uncountableA game in which coins are thrown at a mark, the person who throws nearest having the right of tossing all the coins, and keeping those which come down head uppermost.
- figurativelyuncountableCareless treatment of something, or trusting to luck about it.
to play pitch and toss with the property of the country
1866, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter XIX, in Felix Holt, the Radical […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA game played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails.
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Translations
Finnish kolikonheitto, lantinheitto
- kolikonheittogame played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails
- lantinheittogame played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails
French pile ou face
- pile ou facegame played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails
Italian testa o croce
- testa o crocegame played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails
Turkish yazı tura
- yazı turagame played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails
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APA
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