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crevette Bigeard

noun, feminineplural: crevettes Bigeard

a death flight victim during the Algerian War who had their feet affixed in concrete before being thrown off from helicopters into the ocean.

Compound of crevette (“shrimp”) + Bigeard. Named after French general and politician Marcel Bigeard, who was accused of overseeing the torture operations.