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Ramboesque [ˌræmbəʊˈɛsk]
adj looking or behaving like, or characteristic of, Rambo, a fictional film character noted for his mindless brutality [after Rambo, First Blood II, released in Britain 1985] Ramboism n Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The romance of the vulnerable woman and the Ramboesque male reached its apotheosis in the saga of Private Jessica Lynch, whose injury in Iraq (actually in a car crash after considerable failures of command) was retold as rape and torture and whose rescue from a hospital where she had been well treated was used to attack the presence of women in the armed forces, as a 'stupid' decision 'to placate loud-mouthed feminists'. The idea percolates in the perpetrator's mind that, after he's gone, his Ramboesque exploits will be reported to millions around the world and his name will become a household word. The Dubai debacle provides some great military metaphors from cartoonists such as Ward O'Neill and Geoff Pryor (oh, to see a Ramboesque Peter Reith bare-chested in army fatigues |
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