noun
General Slang
ghetto bird
· noun · police / street
Police helicopter circling a neighbourhood with spotlight and rotors.
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A police helicopter, especially one hovering low over a poor or minority neighbourhood with its searchlight on. Derogatory, born from the experience of being on the wrong end of the spotlight.
“Couldn't sleep all night, ghetto bird was circling the block looking for somebody.”
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ghetto bird In A Sentence
Couldn't sleep all night, ghetto bird was circling the block looking for somebody.
Origin & Usage
West Coast hip-hop slang, popularised by Ice Cube's 1993 track 'Ghetto Bird' off Lethal Injection. LAPD's heavy air patrols over South Central made the term stick.
Variants
ghettobird
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