Meanings
plural amberlampses
- UShumorousslangAn ambulance.
Watch out for amberlampses
2019 April 11, u/Interlacedexodus, r/excgarated (Reddit post), archived from the original on 10 Jun 20235 more examples
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 2022NAw, yu gotta get am amberlamps!
2013 November 5, Defiant, “Awww, shee-IT! Where ma Obamaphone?”, in alt.guitar.amps (Usenet), retrieved 27 Aug 2022A 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 2022the 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 2026I'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
Origin
An eggcorn, from amber + lamps. Popularized by the video “3D is Awesome!” (2011) by Smosh.
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amberlamps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amberlamps
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