Amby

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ambulance. informal

    "The 1st time I woke up I hit the snooze button, the 2nd I got out of bed, the third time was in the back of an ambulance. I have some dim memories of traffic coming to a stop and grabbing a whole handfull^([sic]) of brake. I was rather disoriented when I woke up in the back of an amby."

  2. 2
    An ambidextrous person. informal

    "Next time you have an amby, tell them quick like to close their eyes and serve a volleyball. Everybody prefers one side for something that they do, it's just a matter if syncing that something with a good choice to start the unknown with."

Synonyms

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ambi

Example

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"The 1st time I woke up I hit the snooze button, the 2nd I got out of bed, the third time was in the back of an ambulance. I have some dim memories of traffic coming to a stop and grabbing a whole handfull^([sic]) of brake. I was rather disoriented when I woke up in the back of an amby."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of ambulance + -y.

Etymology 2

Clipping of ambidextrous + -y, after the pattern of rightie and leftie.

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