Noun: A plan saved for the worst
case scenario, or a backup plan.
According to Sarge from the
popular web series Red Vs.
Blue, what a shotgun to the face could be considered.
Griff: "And if the plan doesn't
work?"
Sarge: "I've got a contingency plan."
Griff: "A shotgun to the face is not a contingency plan. I keep telling you that."
Sarge: "Of course it is! Just look how well it works for insubordination!"