Definition of Russian roulette
Rus´sian roulette
1.
An
act
of
bravado
played
by
loading
one
bullet
into
one
chamber
of
a
revolver
in
which
the
cylinder
has
five
or
six
positions
,
spinning
the
cylinder
(
thus
moving
the
bullet
randomly
to
one
of
the
six
positions
of
the
cylinder
),
pointing
the
gun
to
one
'
s
head
,
and
pulling
the
trigger
.
If
the
bullet
is
in
firing
position
,
the
"
player
"
is
usually
killed
.
Such
a
"
game
"
may
be
played
on
a
dare
,
or
,
in
some
places
,
as
part
of
a
gamble
.
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