band-aid brigade

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Meaning · English

Emergency medical technicians, first-aiders, or other pre-hospital medical workers.

Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “band-aid brigade” mean?

Emergency medical technicians, first-aiders, or other pre-hospital medical workers.

Is “band-aid brigade” formal or informal?

band-aid brigade is generally derogatory, slang.