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amby

amby noun: an ambulance.

Noun (1)

amby (plural ambies)

  1. (informal) An ambulance.
    • 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.1993 July 21, Henry O. Farad, “odd places to wake up”, in alt.peeves (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025
    • 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...1997 March 18, Jeffrey B. Zurschmeide, “Blood on 17...”, in scruz.general (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025

Noun (2)

amby (plural ambies)

  1. (informal) An ambidextrous person.
    • 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.1997 April 11, RP Pelletier, “Re: Burton Slide Test”, in rec.skiing.snowboard (Usenet)
    • The slim design makes for easy one-hand opening for righties, lefties and ambies.1999 August, “Great Stuff”, in Cliff Gromer, editor, Popular Mechanics
    Synonyms:
    ambi, ambidexter

Examples of amby in a sentence

  • 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.1997 March 18, Jeffrey B. Zurschmeide, “Blood on 17...”, in scruz.general (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025:
  • Where do you get this statement, the amby has a bigger impact on peoples^([sic]) lives than the fire service.2002 September 8, fred, “Those poor Firemen!”, in uk.community.ambulance (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025:
  • Does anyone know where the EMD station is based for North Staffs Amby Service?2002 October 5, Anthony R. Baddeley, “EMD North Staffs”, in uk.community.ambulance (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025:
  • So if you don't move over, the Amby hits you in the rear and leaves a paint marker on your bumper?2003 October 22, Lon Stowell, “Ambulance bumper paint?”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025:

Synonyms of amby

Forms of amby

pluralambies
alternative formambie

Origin of amby

Clipping of ambulance + -y.

Clipping of ambidextrous + -y, after the pattern of rightie and leftie.

Questions about amby

What does amby mean?
Amby means an ambulance.
How do you use amby in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is amby?
Amby is a noun.
What is the plural of amby?
The plural of amby is ambies.

Words near amby in the dictionary

  1. ambushment
  2. ambushments
  3. ambusht
  4. ambustion
  5. ambustions
  6. amby
  7. ambystomatid
  8. ambystomatids
  9. ambystomatoid
  10. ambystomid
  11. ambystomids

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