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Meaning of Florida flambe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Burning (catching fire) during execution by electric chair.

derogatory

Examples

“Medina was killed, then cooked, becoming the second inmate in seven years to suffer the Florida flambe.”
“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 mishap was not to commit crime in Florida if you don't want the same treatment.”
“This is why harris should go down in Florida Flambe.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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