lightbulb
An uninvited third person joining a couple's date who prevents or hinders romantic…An uninvited third person joining a couple's date who prevents or hinders romantic interactions.
» Tom stood on the table to change the lightbulb.
Том встал на стол, чтобы поменять лампочку.
Meaning
1 senses(Singapore, colloquial)An uninvited third person joining a couple's date who prevents or hinders romantic interactions.
- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
Examples
26 sentencesTom stood on the table to change the lightbulb.
ruТом встал на стол, чтобы поменять лампочку.
Would you like for me to change the lightbulb for you?
deSoll ich dir die Glühbirne auswechseln?
They rushed the woman to the hospital after she ate a lightbulb.
Edison invented the lightbulb.
ruЭдисон изобрел электролампу.
Did you replace the lightbulbs?
Origin
Calque from Cantonese 電燈泡／电灯泡 (din6 dang1 paau1), as though the third person is a light buCalque from Cantonese 電燈泡／电灯泡 (din6 dang1 paau1), as though the third person is a light bulb in the background.
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Forms
plural: lightbulbs| Singular | lightbulb |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity:light bulbbulbincandescent lampelectric lightelectric-light bulb