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

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

Classified under:

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)