Chinese helicopter en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Singapore, derogatory) A Singaporean who was educated in a Chinese-medium school and is not well versed in English.
The story goes that a recruit, when asked what school he came from, answered ‘Chinese helucated’, which went down in the army annals as Chinese helicopter.
1985, M. Chiang, Army Daze, page 43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese helicopters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
banana · inverse term referring to Chinese who speak English but cannot understand their native language