lucky dip
noun [C] UKDefinition
› a game in which you pay to pick a wrapped object out of a container that is filled with wrapped objects of various different values, hoping to get something of higher value than the amount you have paid → Compare grab bagGambling and bookmakingTaking risks
(Definition of lucky dip noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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