"wambulance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwæm.bjə.ləns/ Forms: wambulances [plural]
Etymology: Blend of wah + ambulance. The earliest known usage was in the 2000 Disney film The Kid, and it may have been first used in this film. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wah|ambulance}} Blend of wah + ambulance Head templates: {{en-noun}} wambulance (plural wambulances)
  1. (slang) A notional ambulance called to the scene when somebody is upset; used in dismissive responses to complaining perceived as being oversensitive. Tags: slang Synonyms: waaambulance, waambulance, wahmbulance, whambulance Related terms: world's smallest violin, amberlamps

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