Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free helicopter ride

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: free he-li-copter ride
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Euphemistic form of death flight.

Humorous

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free, helicopter, ride.

Etymology

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

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

free helicopter rides (plural)

Questions

What does free helicopter ride mean?: Euphemistic form of death flight.
Where does free helicopter ride come from?: In reference to extrajudicial killings by death flight carried out by several 1970s South American military dictators, most notoriously Augusto Pinochet.

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