thrill kill
noun1
Idiomatic An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.
- "It was a thrill kill. Robbery was an afterthought. This is one of the most senseless murders we've had down there in years."1988 March 9, Sheridan R. Hansen, “Police arrest 2 Utah Count teenagers for questioning in Las Vegas shooting”, in Deseret News, retrieved 17 May 2013, page B3:
- "[T]his essentially was a killing for no reason, a thrill kill. . . ," said Attorney Donald Macomber.2012 April 12, “Supreme Court Hears Appeal of Colin Koehler's Life Sentence”, in WABI TV, retrieved 17 May 2013:
2
Of, pertaining to, or being such an act of murder.
Usually hyphenated
- We all know that plenty of kids took to Route 66 after reading “On the Road,” but few juveniles committed thrill-kill murders after paging through “Crime and Punishment.”2007 September 23, David Bowman, “Torchlit Crit”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Derived terms
- thrill killer