"thrill kill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-thrill kill.ogg [Australia] Forms: thrill kills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thrill kill (plural thrill kills)
  1. (idiomatic) An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Murder
    Sense id: en-thrill_kill-en-noun-sgiLj96C Disambiguation of Murder: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English rhyming compounds, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 96 4
  2. (attributive, usually hyphenated) Of, pertaining to, or being such an act of murder. Tags: attributive
    Sense id: en-thrill_kill-en-noun-kbX3eLLW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thrill killing Derived forms: thrill killer

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