free helicopter ride

noun

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

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Meanings

nounfree helicopter ride (plural free helicopter rides)

plural free helicopter rides

  1. euphemistichumorouschiefly alt-rightEuphemistic form of death flight.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free, helicopter, ride.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
death flight

Origin

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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APA

free helicopter ride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20helicopter%20ride

MLA

“free helicopter ride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20helicopter%20ride. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free helicopter ride,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20helicopter%20ride.

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