free helicopter ride

English

Etymology

In reference to extrajudicial killings by death flight carried out by several 1970s South American military dictators, most notoriously Augusto Pinochet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

free helicopter ride (plural free helicopter rides)

  1. (humorous, chiefly alt-right) Euphemistic form of death flight.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free,‎ helicopter,‎ ride.

Quotations

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