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Vatican roulette

Vatican roulette noun: the rhythm method.

Noun

Vatican roulette (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The rhythm method.

Origin of Vatican roulette

From the Catholic church's prohibitions on active methods of contraception, and its perceived lack of reliability. By analogy with Russian roulette.

Questions about Vatican roulette

What does Vatican roulette mean?
Vatican roulette means the rhythm method.
What part of speech is Vatican roulette?
Vatican roulette is a noun.

Words near Vatican roulette in the dictionary

  1. vatically
  2. Vatican
  3. Vatican City
  4. Vatican City State
  5. Vatican II
  6. Vatican roulette
  7. Vaticanal
  8. Vaticanese
  9. Vaticanian
  10. Vaticanians
  11. Vaticanic

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