amberlamps

English

Etymology

An eggcorn, from amber +‎ lamps. Popularized by the 2011 video “3D is Awesome!” by Smosh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

amberlamps (plural amberlamps or amberlampses)

  1. (US, slang, humorous) An ambulance.
    • 2011 December 1, Nikolai Kingsley, “Raising money for charidee”, in talk.bizarre‎[1] (Usenet), retrieved 27 August 2022:
      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.
    • 2013 November 5, Defiant, “Awww, shee-IT! Where ma Obamaphone?”, in alt.guitar.amps‎[2] (Usenet), retrieved 27 August 2022:
      NAw, yu gotta get am amberlamps!
    • 2017 January 18, Rick Mathers, “Silverback attempts Muh-Dikking in da amberlamps!!”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh‎[3] (Usenet), retrieved 27 August 2022:
      A 72 year old silverback spook sexually assaults a female paramedic in a Chimpcago amberlamps.
    • 2019 February 20, u/, “🚑Ambulance🚑”, in Reddit‎[4], archived from the original on 31 January 2026:
      the amberlamps are coming gg gg g gggg gg here is isi isi sis
    • 2019 April 11, u/Interlacedexodus, r/excgarated‎[5] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 10 June 2023:
      Watch out for amberlampses
    • 2021 June 29, u/Pixelmite, “The very existence of ambulances causes me pain :(”, in Reddit‎[6], archived from the original on 31 January 2026:
      I'm fine with amberlamps, but low sniffing helicopters make me reach for my RPG-7.
    • 2021 June 30, u/Pixelmite, “The very existence of ambulances causes me pain :(”, in Reddit‎[7], archived from the original on 31 January 2026:
      Me too! Amberlamps are scary.
    • 2024 July 21, Suzy Mcintire, “Soundcloud Like Bot”, in nasifamwii‎[8] (Google Groups):
      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?
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