coin toss

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coin toss

noun coin tosses · coin-toss · cointoss

  1. A particular instance where a coin is launched in the air, and whichever side that it lands on finalises a decision. Australia won the coin toss and chose to bat first.
  2. figuratively An uncertain selection between two outcomes of similar likelihood, or between two objects of similar quality.

    Similar: coin flip, toss-up

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noun flip of a coin

Españolvolado
한국어동전 던지기 dongjeon deonjigi
日本語コイントス kointosu
DeutschMünzwurf
Italianolancio di moneta

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@misc{coin_toss_2026,
  title = {coin toss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coin%20toss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}