Rambo

[ ram-boh ]

noun

, plural Ram·bos.

1. a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rambo¹

After John Rambo, a Vietnam veteran in the motion picture First Blood (1982) and its sequels

Example Sentences

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

Speaking at a desk on the set of “A Good Guy,” a new play by David Rambo that marks Flynn’s last directorial project in his current leadership role at the theater, he was addressing the state of the field, widely seen to be in a state of crisis since the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

On offer now at Rogue Machine is the world premiere of Rambo’s “A Good Guy.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I see a lot of Rambo knives and zombie knives,” he tells BBC News.

From BBC

“If you have a flick knife and someone pulls a Rambo out on you, then you’re going to be thinking ‘why don’t I get a bigger one?’

From BBC