rambo

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[ɹæmbəʊ]/ˈɹæmbəʊ/

noun

A knife.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

rambo1

nounrambo (plural rambos)

plural rambos · alternative ramzy · alternative rammy · alternative ramz · alternative ram · alternative rambizzy

  1. Multicultural London EnglishA knife.

    Grab him, don't panic, rambo under my jacket Nap him, splash him, then I'm petrol bath my jacket

    2017 October 18, “Panic”, Knockoutned (lyrics), performed by #Moscow17 Ruth x Knockoutned
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    Man still money dance in the bando L1 in the cut two rambos I love skengs and peds, violence no meds They say one-fifty but it's one-four-six, true there friend dem dead

    2016 June 28, “Hazards”, Loski (lyrics), performed by Loski

    Have to switch it up and bring it back Got a rambo in my back I’m on licence, I give a dumb When there’s ops about, I let it bang

    2017 June 9, “My Kingdom”, performed by Tel Money

    Synonyms: nank, shank, bassy

Rambo2

proper noun
nounRambo (plural Rambos)

plural Rambos

  1. figurativelyOne who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy.

    Synonyms: loose cannon

  2. An American variety of apple with a greenish-yellow skin, mottled and striped with dull red.

RAMBO3

nounRAMBO (plural RAMBOs)

plural RAMBOs

  1. abbreviationastronomyAbbreviation of robust association of massive baryonic objects.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA knife.

nounOne who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy.

Origin

rambo · noun

Presumably from Rambo (“John Rambo”).

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Rambo · proper noun, noun

* The name "Rambo" is of unknown origin. It can be dated back to the 17th-century Swedish immigrant Peter Gunnarsson Rambo. According to folk legend it is derived from the mountain Ramberget ("Raven’s Hill") in Gothenburg, whence the Swedish immigrants to Delaware originated in the 17th century. * "Rambo" is also the name of an old farm in Vestfold county, Norway ("Rambøe" 1664, "Ramboe" 1723) - and about 65 people in Norway have Rambo as a family name. The Old Norse form of the name might have been *Hrafnabú. The first element is then the genitive plurals of hrafn m. 'raven', and the last element is bú n. 'farm'. The name was brought to the US by Norwegian settlers. * "Rambo" became widely known after John Rambo, a fictional Vietnam War veteran and protagonist of the film series Rambo. See also Japanese 乱暴(らんぼー) (ranbō, “violence; violent; reckless; rude; rough; unreasonable”).

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