ALL meanings of russian roulette
Rus·sian rou·lette
R r - noun russian roulette a game of high risk in which each player in turn, using a revolver containing one bullet, spins the cylinder of the revolver, points the muzzle at the head, and pulls the trigger. 1
- uncountable noun russian roulette If you say that someone is playing Russian roulette, or that what they are doing is like playing Russian roulette, you mean that what they are doing is very dangerous because it involves unpredictable risks. 0
- uncountable noun russian roulette If someone plays Russian roulette, they fire a gun with only one bullet at their head without knowing whether it will shoot them. 0
- noun russian roulette a game of chance in which each player in turn spins the cylinder of a revolver loaded with only one cartridge and presses the trigger with the barrel against his own head 0
- noun russian roulette any act which, if repeated several times, is likely to have disastrous consequences 0
- noun russian roulette a deadly game of chance in which a person spins the cylinder of a revolver holding only one bullet, aims the gun at his or her head, and pulls the trigger 0
- noun russian roulette any activity potentially destructive to its participants 0