wildcard

     

The term wil card was originally used in card games, but the term has evolved to describe what the Merriam-Webster Dictionary calls "an unknown or unpredictable factor" in any number of domains.

Trivia about wildcard

  • Tame yourself! You've drawn this type of card that, like a joker, can take the value of any other card
  • The 1980 Raiders were first to win a Super Bowl after making the playoffs as this, a non-division winner