ghetto bird

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Noun

ghetto bird (plural ghetto birds)

1. (slang, US, idiomatic) A police helicopter, specifically in the context of patrolling or searching impoverished, high-crime urban areas (the ghetto).
   • 1993, Ghetto Bird, Ice Cube, Lethal Injection:

     Had to pull a strap on a fool named Louis the Third

     Cuz I'm getting chased by the ghetto bird

Translations

police helicopter

• Danish: politihelikopter c
• Dutch: politiehelikopter (nl) m
• German: Polizeihubschrauber (de) m, Polizeihelikopter m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: politihelikopter n

  Nynorsk: politihelikopter n

• Swedish: polishelikopter (sv) c

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