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helicoptery en · ADJ

Etymology

From helicopter parent; from helicopter + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Like a helicopter parent; paying inordinate amounts of attention to one's children.
   • She knew for a fact that he'd never had a girlfriend, thanks to his Black Hawk helicoptery mom, and yet right then he was the one who was completely at ease and she was all bunched up like an anxiety-ridden accordion. 2020 July 21, Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate about Pinky, Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 89:
   • We, food allergy mama bears, might seem a little cliquey, a little “helicoptery” for your liking and preference, a little neurotic to you who have less to worry about or even consider. You might find my attitudes at your child's[…] 2017 April 20, Mireille Schwartz, When Your Child Has Food Allergies: A Parent's Guide to Managing It All - From the Everyday to the Extreme, AMACOM, →ISBN:
   • How did she deflect back to swimming again? She grins. “Don't look so upset. I can watch you. I'll be your cheering section!” Asciugamano! That's all I need. Mom has been much less helicoptery[…] 2017 October 10, Kathryn Erskine, The Incredible Magic of Being: The Incredible Magic of Being, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN:

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