Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vatican roulette

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: vat-i-can roulette
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rhythm method.

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does vatican roulette mean?: The rhythm method.
Where does vatican roulette come from?: From the Catholic church's prohibitions on active methods of contraception, and its perceived lack of reliability. By analogy with Russian roulette.

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