Rambo

/ˈræmboʊ/ noun, adjective

Definition

A person (or style of action) characterized by aggressive, violent, or reckless behavior with excessive force; from the action movie character.

Etymology

From the character John Rambo in the 1982 film 'First Blood.' The character's name origin is unclear, but it became genericized to describe anyone operating with brutal, unstoppable force.

Kelly Says

It's fascinating that a fictional character's name became a dictionary word so quickly—'Rambo' entered English as slang in the 1980s, a rare example of a proper noun becoming a common adjective within a single decade due to pop culture impact.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ራምቦ
ram-boh
ARالعربية
رامبو
raam-boo
BNবাংলা
রাম্বো
ram-boh
CACatalà
Rambo
Ram-boh
CSČeština
Rambo
Ram-boh
DADansk
Rambo
Ram-boh
DEDeutsch
Rambo
Ram-boh
ELΕλληνικά
Ράμπο
Ram-boh
ESEspañol
Rambo
Ram-boh
FAفارسی
رامبو
ram-boo
FISuomi
Rambo
Ram-boh
FRFrançais
Rambo
Ram-boh
GUGU
રામ્બો
ram-boh
HAHA
Rambo
Ram-boh
HEעברית
רמבו
Ram-boh
HIहिन्दी
रैम्बो
raym-boh
HUMagyar
Rambo
Ram-boh
IDBahasa Indonesia
Rambo
Ram-boh
IGIG
Rambo
Ram-boh
ITItaliano
Rambo
Ram-boh
JA日本語
ランボー
ran-bo
KKKK
Рамбо
Ram-boh
KMKM
រាំបូ
ram-boo
KO한국어
램보
ram-bo
MRMR
रॅम्बो
ram-boh
MSBahasa Melayu
Rambo
Ram-boh
MYမြန်မာ
ရမ်ဘို
ram-boh
NLNederlands
Rambo
Ram-boh
NONorsk
Rambo
Ram-boh
PAPA
ਰੈਂਬੋ
raym-boh
PLPolski
Rambo
Ram-boh
PTPortuguês
Rambo
Ram-boh
RORomână
Rambo
Ram-boh
RUРусский
Рэмбо
Rem-bo
SVSvenska
Rambo
Ram-boh
SWKiswahili
Rambo
Ram-boh
TAதமிழ்
ரம்போ
ram-boh
TEతెలుగు
రామ్బో
raam-boh
THไทย
รัมโบ
ram-boh
TLTL
Rambo
Ram-boh
TRTürkçe
Rambo
Ram-boh
UKУкраїнська
Рембо
Rem-boh
URاردو
رامبو
raam-boo
VITiếng Việt
Rambo
Ram-boh
YOYO
Ramba
Ram-bah
ZH中文
兰博
làn bō
ZUZU
Rambo
Ram-boh

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