crevette Bigeard

French

Etymology

Compound of crevette (“shrimp”) +‎ Bigeard. Named after French general and politician Marcel Bigeard, who was accused of overseeing the torture operations.

Noun

crevette Bigeard f (plural crevettes Bigeard)

1. a death flight victim during the Algerian War who had their feet affixed in concrete before being thrown off from helicopters into the ocean.