Rambo
Americannoun
plural
RambosEtymology
Origin of Rambo
After John Rambo, a Vietnam veteran in the motion picture First Blood (1982) and its sequels
Example Sentences
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"They think they could survive like John Rambo in the in the wild, but after a couple of days of wind and rain and cold, they're gonna think twice about it," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“Upon information and belief, Defendant Rambo kept those funds for personal use,” according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025
As if she were trying to find the voice that’s long eluded her, a voice far removed from the raspy Brando-in-”Apocalypse Now” mixed with Stallone’s Rambo that Gascón had developed for his crime lord Manitas.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
“I see a lot of Rambo knives and zombie knives,” he tells BBC News.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024
He whispered that he wanted to practice his Rambo moves before we started firing.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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