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Florida flambe

Florida flambe noun: burning (catching fire) during execution by electric chair.

Noun

Florida flambe (plural Florida flambes)

  1. (derogatory) Burning (catching fire) during execution by electric chair.
    • Medina was killed, then cooked, becoming the second inmate in seven years to suffer the Florida flambe.1997 April 5, Leonard Pitts, “Fiery execution shows lie of ‘humane’ death penalty”, in The Free Lance-Star, page A15
    • There's a nice new death chamber in Terre Haute, Ind., just waiting for ya. No Florida flambe there. A slight boo-boo occurred not long ago when Florida fired up "Old Sparky" to execute a criminal. The guy's face mask flared up. Most grisly. A Florida district attorney glibly said the moral of the...1997 June 6, Elizabeth Jarnagin, “Pro-life consistency means opposing death penalty”, in Amarillo Globe-News

Forms of Florida flambe

pluralFlorida flambes
alternative formFlorida flambé

Questions about Florida flambe

What does Florida flambe mean?
Florida flambe means burning (catching fire) during execution by electric chair.
What part of speech is Florida flambe?
Florida flambe is a noun.
What is the plural of Florida flambe?
The plural of Florida flambe is Florida flambes.

Words near Florida flambe in the dictionary

  1. Florida City
  2. Florida clover ash
  3. Florida cracker
  4. Florida crackers
  5. Florida dogwood
  6. Florida flambe
  7. Florida flambes
  8. Florida flambé
  9. Florida flambés
  10. Florida green
  11. Florida honeymoon

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