by TWP325 February 5, 2009
by tc_packers March 25, 2011
by cg115 August 23, 2010
A phrase adopted by Australian comedian Adam Hills, usually used as an expression of affirmation or encouragement.
It was coined during a 1999 stand-up performance in Melbourne, Australia. Hills had invited an audience member on stage to yell out his own name; instead, the man shouted "go you big red fire engine!" The phrase quickly became an audience chant, and Hills subsequently used it as an affirmative mantra, eventually basing a stand-up show around it in 2001.
"Go you big red fire engine!" came to be regarded as a general expression of encouragement, and with Hills' urging it began to weasel its way into pop culture: it ended up appearing in a Detroit newspaper and on a Swedish website, as well as being yelled out in the Australian Federal Parliament by then-Senator Natasha Stott Despoja.
It was coined during a 1999 stand-up performance in Melbourne, Australia. Hills had invited an audience member on stage to yell out his own name; instead, the man shouted "go you big red fire engine!" The phrase quickly became an audience chant, and Hills subsequently used it as an affirmative mantra, eventually basing a stand-up show around it in 2001.
"Go you big red fire engine!" came to be regarded as a general expression of encouragement, and with Hills' urging it began to weasel its way into pop culture: it ended up appearing in a Detroit newspaper and on a Swedish website, as well as being yelled out in the Australian Federal Parliament by then-Senator Natasha Stott Despoja.
"The only way I could get through every night (of a bad gig) was, as I walked on, to just go, 'go you big red fire engine!' I could face anything after saying that!" - Adam Hills, "Go You Big Red Fire Engine" (2001)
by shoemoneytonight January 29, 2010
My car had an engine fire
by Winnie The Shit November 14, 2003
A way of saying corned beef and grits in bahamian dialect. A common breakfast dish sold all over The Bahamas. It is not uncommon for a cart with Fire Engine at 7-8am to be in a parking lot serving to people of all walks of life starting their day.
Mark:"can we get some Fire Engine and a patty before school?"
Marks Mom:"yes I could use some breakfast before work too"
Marks Mom:"yes I could use some breakfast before work too"
by Bahamian_242 October 28, 2021
by Bahamian_242 October 28, 2021