āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
wild card
/wËaÉĒld kËÉËd/
Wild card
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āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨
a person or thing with uncertain or uncontrollable qualities or capabilities
Idiom
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The inclusion of a wildcard entry in the competition brought an element of unpredictability to the event.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ
a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it
03
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ, āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
a team or player that gains a tournament or playoff spot without meeting regular qualification criteria
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
