RUSSIAN ROULETTE


Meaning of RUSSIAN ROULETTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1937

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.