wild card

/ˌwaɪl(d) ˈkɑrd/
/waɪld kɑd/
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Other forms: wild cards

Definitions of wild card
  1. noun
    a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it
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    type of:
    playing card
    one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
  2. noun
    an unpredictable factor
    “the weather was a wild card”
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    type of:
    factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
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