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wambulances

wambulances is the plural of wambulance.

Meaning of wambulance

Noun

wambulance (plural wambulances)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) 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.2000, Disney's The Kid

Questions about wambulances

What is wambulances the plural of?
Wambulances is the plural of wambulance.

Words near wambulances in the dictionary

  1. Wambold
  2. Wambolds
  3. Wambool
  4. Wambrook
  5. wambulance
  6. wambulances
  7. Wambutti
  8. wame
  9. wameful
  10. wamefuls
  11. wamen

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