ambulance-chase

verb

To engage in ambulance chasing.

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Meanings

verbambulance-chase (third-person singular simple present ambulance-chases, present participle ambulance-chasing, simple past and past participle ambulance-chased)

present singular third person ambulance-chases · participle present ambulance-chasing · participle past ambulance-chased · past ambulance-chased

  1. derogatoryTo engage in ambulance chasing.

Origin

Back-formation from ambulance chasing.

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APA

ambulance-chase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulance-chase

MLA

“ambulance-chase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulance-chase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambulance-chase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulance-chase.

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