Meaning of amby | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An ambulance.
   informal
2. An ambidextrous person.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“I've lived up in those selfsame mountains, and let⟳ me assure you that while I owned and drove several older VWs, I would not have⟳ spent a single March⟳ up there without one that would reliably make⟳ it to Dominican Hospital at flank speed⟳. And faced with the same situation, would probably still have⟳ elected to have⟳ the amby meet⟳ me at the Safeway in Felton, or the fire house in BC.”

“Where do you get⟳ this statement, the amby has a bigger impact on peoples^([sic]) lives than the fire service.”

“Does anyone know⟳ where the EMD station is based for North Staffs Amby Service?”

“Well that's it I've been thinking about whether to keep⟳ the dam thing or not and after getting a look⟳ at Grumble (and a few whispers from said truck) myself and my partner are going to convert not 1 but 2 101 ambies and take⟳ them around the world hoping to ship out in about 4-5 yrs time.”

“Aerrrhhh, good point⟳. So if you don't move⟳ over, the Amby hits you in the rear and leaves a paint⟳ marker on your bumper?”

“Thanx steff I actually turned left because I felt uncomfortable with the amby behind me :)”

“Puncture wounds, deep cuts, choking. That's just a start⟳. Any of those could lead⟳ to death before the ambies arrive⟳.”

“We watched as he was taken out of the amby, loaded into the helo, and saw⟳ the helo take⟳ off.”

“3:20 dispatch 'awright.. reports that a teacher saw⟳ two shadows running past the building, past the gym, which would be rear - I think⟳ near shooting.. 3:36 'Yeah we got'em.. THEY ARE coming at ME down gun point⟳, 3:45 'amby [ambulance?] stand⟳ by for dispatch'”

“Despite most urban women managing to make⟳ it to hospitals to give⟳ birth, TNIE finds that a rare few have⟳ given birth in the belly of an amby. […] As luck would have⟳ it, the natural childbirth went off without a hitch and a healthy 1.8 kg female child was born in the ambulance — chalking one more successful ‘amby baby’ birth.”

“■ The Ambulance Tracking System locates the ambulances closest to the caller and pops it up on the operator’s screen. They select⟳ the closest fit and assign an amby ■ The location of the caller is sent to the amby and they swing⟳ into action. Hospitals are being mapped by geo-tagging. Soon, the nearest hospital will also show⟳ up on the amby screen with the quickest route on Google maps15”

“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.”

“The slim design⟳ makes for easy one-hand opening for righties, lefties and ambies.”

“Are you a righty? Or a lefty? Or -- gasp! -- an "amby?" (If you're an "amby," then which way do you play⟳?).”

“Medical scientists speculate that lefties and ambies exercise their brains more and grow⟳ more cells.”

“I mean⟳ the ambidextrous Test⟳ cricketers who batted right-handed and bowled left-arm, or the other way about.”

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