joker in the pack

English

Noun

joker in the pack

1. (figuratively) Something or someone that can change things in unanticipated ways; a wildcard.

Further reading

• “joker in the pack”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “joker in the pack”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “the joker in the pack” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “the joker in the pack” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.