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Vatican roulette — n. the rhythm method of birth control. □ My parents lost at Vatican roulette, and I am the booby prize. □ Father John tried to get us to refer to it as something other than Vatican roulette … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Vatican roulette — /vætɪkən ruˈlɛt/ (say vatikuhn rooh let) noun Colloquial → rhythm method. {a pun on Russian roulette referring to the potential fallibility of the rhythm method of birth control, the only method allowed by the Vatican} …
Vatican roulette — noun The rhythm method, and other types of contraception acceptable to the Catholic church; but considered unreliable by many … Wiktionary
Vatican roulette — rhythm method of contraception … Dictionary of Australian slang
vatican roulette — Australian Slang rhythm method of contraception … English dialects glossary
vatican roulette — noun Usage: usually capitalized V slang : rhythm method … Useful english dictionary
slang — slang1 /slang/, n. 1. very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road. 2. (in English and some other languages) speech and … Universalium
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hindrance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that obstructs Nouns 1. hindrance, obstruction, stoppage; interruption, interception, impedition; retardment, retardation; embarrassment, coarctation, stricture, restriction, restraint,… … English dictionary for students
