Vatican roulette

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

Vatican roulette (uncountable)

(slang) The rhythm method.

Translations

slang term for rhythm method

Finnish: varmat päivät pl

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