Meanings
nounVatican roulette (uncountable)
- slanguncountableThe rhythm method.
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Origin
From the Catholic church's prohibitions on active methods of contraception, and its perceived lack of reliability. By analogy with Russian roulette.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish varmat päivät
- varmat päivätslang term for rhythm method
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Vatican roulette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vatican%20roulette
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“Vatican roulette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vatican%20roulette. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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