Russian roulette

Speech parts

1. Russian roulette - Noun

2. Russian roulette - Proper noun

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

game of chance do or die fight to the death high-stakes game risky game daring game fight to death fighting to the death grave game hazardous game lethal competition lethal game deadly game all-or-nothing proposition battle to the death
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

low-risk game harmless fun harmless game innocent game safe event safe game
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

stunt

Examples

... condoms are about as effective against AIDS as a twenty-four-chamber gun instead of a six-chamber gun when playing Russian roulette. Peter Kreeft

Some people might think I could play Russian Roulette safely with a blank bullet. Our armourer took us outside to demonstrate the damage a blank causes at close range. (The demonstration showed the significant damage caused by firing a blank at a plastic bottle) Derren Brown

Russian Roulette should not, under any circumstances, be copied. It is extremely dangerous. Derren Brown

I just love bikes. It's not the safest passion to have, but I guess it's better than Russian roulette. Ryan Reynolds

And if lust and depair Are two bullets in the same gun Well we've been playing Russian Roulette for far too long. Pete Doherty

The fact that this danger did not lead to a catastrophe before is no guarantee that it will not the next time, unless it is completely understood. When playing Russian roulette the fact that the first shot got off safely is little comfort for the next. Richard Feynman

Close letter words and terms

Russian reversal Russian Revolution Russian River Russian sage Russian salad russian sandthorn