Definition
The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.
Origins
Attested since at least 1833, on the second page of Galignani's Messenger: "amusing themselves by pitching quoits, spoiling halfpence at heads or tails with the gingerbread merchants, drinking beer, smoking, etc".
See Also
- make heads or tails of
- heads or harps
- cross and pile
- toss a coin
How People Actually Use It
Heads or Tails is a chance game with a 50% chance of losing and 50% chance of winning. It is mostly used in betting or used to just have fun. heads or tails HAS to be used in coins or it will not be a 50 50 chance game.
"Let's play heads or tails a player chooses heads and the other is forced to choose tails. Whichever side it lands on the person who called it wins. This game is used in coins."
Source: Urban Dictionary