Amberlamps

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ambulance. US, humorous, slang

    "One of my colleagues has offered to shave his head and send me pictures of it if I contribute to his pet charidee. get him to shave his balls. with a butter knife. and get a photo of him being carted away to the hospital in the amberlamps."

Example

More examples

"One of my colleagues has offered to shave his head and send me pictures of it if I contribute to his pet charidee. get him to shave his balls. with a butter knife. and get a photo of him being carted away to the hospital in the amberlamps."

Etymology

An eggcorn, from amber + lamps. Popularized by the 2011 video “3D is Awesome!” by Smosh.

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