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helichopper

noun

Etymology

Blend of helicopter + chopper.

  1. inherited from choppen
  2. suffixed as chopper — “chop + er”
  3. compounded as helichopper — “helicopter + chopper”

Definitions

  1. helicopter

    • "I yelled up at all them helichoppers."
    • "Is it really true what you said about flying to school?" "Uh, yes, because, uh . . ." Bluebell paused to think of a human-sounding answer, as Katie had taught her. "Because my dad's very rich; he's got a helichopper," she finished.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA