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. — marafon
Would you like for me to change the lightbulb for you?
deSoll ich dir die Glühbirne auswechseln? — Waldelfe
They rushed the woman to the hospital after she ate a lightbulb.
Edison invented the lightbulb.
ruЭдисон изобрел электролампу. — sharptoothed
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