catch the last chopper out of 'Nam

verb

to make a last-minute escape

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Meanings

verbcatch the last chopper out of 'Nam (third-person singular simple present catches the last chopper out of 'Nam, present participle catching the last chopper out of 'Nam, simple past and past participle caught the last chopper out of 'Nam)

present singular third person catches the last chopper out of 'Nam · participle present catching the last chopper out of 'Nam · participle past caught the last chopper out of 'Nam · past caught the last chopper out of 'Nam

  1. UScolloquialidiomaticto make a last-minute escape

Origin

In reference to the Vietnam War; specifically the Fall of Saigon.

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APA

catch the last chopper out of 'Nam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20the%20last%20chopper%20out%20of%20'Nam

MLA

“catch the last chopper out of 'Nam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20the%20last%20chopper%20out%20of%20'Nam. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch the last chopper out of 'Nam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20the%20last%20chopper%20out%20of%20'Nam.

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