"rambo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ɹæmbəʊ] Forms: rambos [plural]
Rhymes: -æmbəʊ Etymology: Presumably from Rambo (“John Rambo”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Rambo|gloss=John Rambo}} Rambo (“John Rambo”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rambo (plural rambos)
  1. (MLE) knife Wikipedia link: en:John Rambo Tags: Multicultural-London-English Synonyms: nank, shank, bassy, ramzy, rammy, ramz, ram, rambizzy

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