"Vatican roulette" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Vatican roulette.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From the Catholic church's prohibitions on active methods of contraception, and its perceived lack of reliability. By analogy with Russian roulette. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Russian roulette}} Russian roulette Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Vatican roulette (uncountable)
  1. (slang) The rhythm method. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Birth control, Sex Translations (slang term for rhythm method): varmat päivät [plural] (Finnish)

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