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green hornet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
green hor-net
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the Vietnam War, a member of the US Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron, who used the Bell UH-1F variant of the "Huey" military helicopter.

Informal

noun

A cocktail consisting of equal parts brandy, sake, and melon liqueur.

noun

Bylaw officer.

Canadian usage; Slang

Etymology

Named after Green Hornet, an American fictional vigilante, originally a character on a radio serial.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Green Hornets (plural)

Questions

What does green hornet mean?
In the Vietnam War, a member of the US Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron, who used the Bell UH-1F variant of the "Huey" military helicopter.
Where does green hornet come from?
Named after Green Hornet, an American fictional vigilante, originally a character on a radio serial.

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