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Russian roulette

  1. a deadly game of chance in which a person spins the cylinder of a revolver holding only one bullet, aims the gun at his or her head, and pulls the trigger
  2. any activity potentially destructive to its participants

See Russian roulette in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A stunt in which one spins the cylinder of a revolver loaded with only one bullet, aims the muzzle at one's head, and pulls the trigger.
  2. An act of reckless bravado.
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