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RUSSIAN ROULETTE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Russian roulette mean?

• RUSSIAN ROULETTE (noun)
The noun RUSSIAN ROULETTE has 1 sense:

1. a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger

Familiarity information: RUSSIAN ROULETTE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RUSSIAN ROULETTE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("Russian roulette" is a kind of...):

stunt (a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention)

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