thrill kill
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editthrill kill (plural thrill kills)
- (idiomatic) An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.
- 1988 March 9, Sheridan R. Hansen, “Police arrest 2 Utah Count teenagers for questioning in Las Vegas shooting”, in Deseret News, retrieved 17 May 2013, page B3:
- "It was a thrill kill. Robbery was an afterthought. This is one of the most senseless murders we've had down there in years."
- 2012 April 12, “Supreme Court Hears Appeal of Colin Koehler's Life Sentence”, in WABI TV, retrieved 17 May 2013:
- "[T]his essentially was a killing for no reason, a thrill kill. . . ," said Attorney Donald Macomber.
- (attributive, usually hyphenated) Of, pertaining to, or being such an act of murder.
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edit- “thrill kill”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.