Hanoi Hilton

Meaning

Proper Noun

Hỏa Lò Prison in Vietnam, where prisoner of war were held.

Origin

Hanoi + Hilton.
An alliterative construction, pairing the location Hanoi (metonymically referring to North Vietnam) with a word referring to lodgings. An ironic reference to the Hilton chain of luxury hotels.

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