hit-and-miss

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English

Adjective

hit-and-miss (comparative more hit-and-miss, superlative most hit-and-miss)

  1. (now chiefly UK) Alternative form of hit-or-miss.
    His choice of jokes is rather hit-and-miss.
    • 2021 March 31, Benjamin Lee, “Made for Love review – Black Mirror-esque comedy needs an upgrade”, in The Guardian:
      The upgrade from Channel 4 cult hit to Netflix blockbuster gave Charlie Brooker’s hit-and-miss dystopia anthology Black Mirror bigger stars, a bigger budget and, most notably, a far bigger audience.