idiot light
idiot light · idiot lights
Any warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver…Any warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver to problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)Any warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver to problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low.
Warnlämpchen, Signallämpchen
a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
warning light:
Origin
From idiot + light, suggesting that even a stupid person with no mechanical knowledge canFrom idiot + light, suggesting that even a stupid person with no mechanical knowledge can recognize a problem when thus indicated.
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Forms
plural: idiot lights| Singular | idiot light |
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