Can Get a Little Dicey?

Carrying a certain degree of risk or danger; uncertain of a favorable outcome.

What does getting dicey mean?

English Language Learners Definition of dicey

: involving a chance that something bad or unpleasant could happen : risky.

Where does the word dicey come from?

“Dicey” comes from “dice,” the plural of “die,” the little spotted cubes of chance used in many games. A mission that was “dicey” to the RAF pilots was fraught with danger, and their safe return was as uncertain as a roll of the dice they often used to pass their time on the ground.