Another piece of dark slang for an ambulance, emphasizing its association with severe injury and death. Like 'body box,' it's the kind of grim nickname used by first responders, dark-humor enthusiasts, and people who deal with mortality professionally. The term suggests the vehicle carries people who are in genuinely dire shape. It's not affectionate or ironic — it's bluntly honest about what ambulances sometimes transport.
The firefighters stood back as the bone box rolled in to deal with the casualties from the collision.
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(slang) An ambulance.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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