meat wagon

noun, Slang.
1.
an ambulance.
Origin
1920-25
Slang definitions & phrases for meat wagon

meat wagon

noun phrase
  1. An ambulance: He woke up in the meatwagon/I got a lift in the meat wagon to the hospital where I got the treatment of a fuckin' king (1925+)
  2. A hearse: They have the meat wagon following him around (1950s+)
  3. A group or stable of second-rate fighters: Montoya was known for running a meat wagon, a wholesale source of journeymen opponents (1980s+ Prizefighting)