amberlamps en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
An eggcorn, from amber + lamps. Popularized by the video “3D is Awesome!” (2011) by Smosh.
Meanings
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(US, humorous, slang) An ambulance.
One of my colleagues has offered to shave his head and send me pictures of it if I contribute to his pet charidee. get him to shave his balls. with a butter knife. and get a photo of him being carted away to the hospital in the amberlamps.
2011 December 1, Nikolai Kingsley, “Raising money for charidee”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet), retrieved 27 Aug 2022:Me too! Amberlamps are scary.
2021 June 30, u/Pixelmite, “The very existence of ambulances causes me pain :(”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2026:A 72 year old silverback spook sexually assaults a female paramedic in a Chimpcago amberlamps.
2017 January 18, Rick Mathers, “Silverback attempts Muh-Dikking in da amberlamps!!”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet), retrieved 27 Aug 2022:the amberlamps are coming gg gg g gggg gg here is isi isi sis
2019 February 20, “🚑Ambulance🚑”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2026:NAw, yu gotta get am amberlamps!
2013 November 5, Defiant, “Awww, shee-IT! Where ma Obamaphone?”, in alt.guitar.amps (Usenet), retrieved 27 Aug 2022:Psst, I see dead people (Mustard on the beat, ho) Ayy, Mustard on the beat, ho Deebo, any rap nigga, he a free throw Man down, call an amberlamps, tell him, "Breathe, bro" Nail a nigga to the cross, he walk around like Teezo What's up with these jabroni-ass niggas tryna see Compton?
2024 July 21, Suzy Mcintire, “Soundcloud Like Bot”, in nasifamwii (Google Groups):I'm fine with amberlamps, but low sniffing helicopters make me reach for my RPG-7.
2021 June 29, u/Pixelmite, “The very existence of ambulances causes me pain :(”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2026:Watch out for amberlampses
2019 April 11, u/Interlacedexodus, r/excgarated (Reddit post), archived from the original on 10 Jun 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amberlamps | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| amberlampses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |