Sekirov Dictionary

lampshade

/ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/

verb 4
noun 1
forms 3

verb4

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(slang) To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.
- Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity. — 2011
To adorn with one or more lampshades.
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To design or create lampshades.
- Ruth Vitow (160 East 56th Street, 355-6881) has been the doyenne of lampshading for 30 years. She makes up designs in all categories, and her own custom lamps of Lucite and wood. — 1975
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To wear an oversize top with skintight thigh-high boots and no leggings.
- Pants. Who needs them? Definitely not celebrities sporting the lampshading or "no pants" trend this summer. — 2017

noun1

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A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.
- It was all very well, this Bohemianism of red lamp-shades and cigarettes, but in the cold grey light that filtered through Partridge's grimy windows it did not show to any great advantage. — 1913

forms

lampshaded · lampshading · lampshades

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