Russian roulette
nounDefinition of Russian roulette
1 : an act of bravado consisting of spinning the cylinder of a revolver loaded with one cartridge, pointing the muzzle at one's own head, and pulling the trigger
2 : something resembling Russian roulette in its potential for disaster taking cocaine is playing Russian roulette— Jonathan Nicholas
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