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Dead Man's Bluff
ded mans bluhf
–noun
1.
a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face where people go to die. (also a clump or [grove] of trees on a prairie or other generally treeless area.)
2.
when someone calls out the (typically but not necessarily fatal) bluff of another person (typically a 'Suicidal, Clinically Depressed' individual)... in an attempt to taunt that person (via [psychological] deception) to 'come clean' with the truth - dropping the perceived allegation, bluff or charade.... and:
Develops when the believed-to-be-fibber FOLLOWS THROUGH on the taunt, culminating in (either: a failed suicidal attempt, or) the taking of his or her own life.
(Note: should the taunt result in a tragic mishap; such as poisoning, dismemberment, or other (permanent) physical or [psychological] impairment; "Dead Man's Bluff" is applicable.
3.
situation whereby an otherwise reasonable assumption would result in death; an act of [desperation] Hail Mary to Remedy the matter is attempted as a last resort.

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