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Meaning of wambulance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈwæm.bjə.ləns/

Definitions

A notional ambulance called to the scene when somebody is upset; used in dismissive responses to complaining perceived as being oversensitive.

idiomatic, slang

Examples

“Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis): Waaaaaah. Waaaaaaah. Somebody call the wambulance.”
“Someone call the Wambulance. Dudley I am so sick of hearing you bitch about how everybody is not suffering enough.”
“Funny how we didn't see a single post in this NG from "Ron" or Holder during the game. Not surprising, but funny anyway. I'm sure they'll surface sometime. As a precaution, I've already called the wambulance for them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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