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wambulance

noun
/ˈwæm.bjə.ləns/

Etymology

Blend of wah + ambulance. The earliest known usage appears in the Disney film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

  1. derived from ambulō
  2. borrowed from ambulance
  3. compounded as wambulance — “wah + ambulance”

Definitions

  1. A notional ambulance called to the scene when somebody is upset

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

    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA