strangle the parrot

Meaning: (idiomatic,aviation,slang)Toswitch offthetransponder, for example, because it isinterferingwith the radarsystem.Antonym:squawk the parrot1990, Tom Fahey, “Types of Jargon”, inThe Joys of Jargon, Hauppauge, N.Y.; London:Barron’s Educational Series,→ISBN,pages21–22:If you fly jets, you know what it means tostrangle the parrot(turning off the transponder that identifies aircraft as friendly or hostile) and that thehowgozitis a dial that shows how much fuel is left.1990, Kevin D. Randle, chapter6, inCarrier War(Wings over Nam; 4), Naples, Fla.: Speaking Volumes, published2014,→ISBN:Over the radio, Kincaid heard the sounds of flights into the north: Air Force pilots talking to one another.[…]Davis broke in with a radio call. “Westrangle the parrotin five minutes.” Kincaid grinned. It meant that they would be turning off the IFF equipment.2017,Tony Blackman, Anthony Wright,V Force Boys: All New Reminiscences by Air and Ground Crews Operating the Vulcan, Victor and Valiant in the Cold War and beyond, London: Grub Street,→ISBN:He had acquired a grey parrot on a trip to Africa and en route back to the UK, air traffic gave instructions tostrangle the parrot, meaning of course switch off the identification, friend or foe (IFF) (codeword 'parrot'). Woobs feigned righteous indignation at this cruel command!

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