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Lampshaded

To be very drunk. Proof that almost any noun can be followed by "ed" to describe being under the influence of alcohol.
"It's Friday afternoon, lets go to the pub and get lampshaded."
by Mr. Cube April 2, 2008
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Lampshaded

To be given a gift you already own and are then asked to return it yourself.
Brother 1: "Hey bro, sorry you already have that book, can you send it back so I can get a refund'
Brother 2: " fuck sake I've been royally lampshaded by that bastard!"
by Labales February 12, 2021
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Soggy Lampshade

(noun) One who is useless beyond compare. Also, they don't really brighten the situation.
Guy 1: i kinda broke your TV.
Guy 2: You can't do anything right!
Guy 1: It was a bad one anyway.
Guy 2: That doesn't make it better. You're such a soggy lampshade!
by JDawgmania2014 May 24, 2014
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Lampshade

Adjective

A word used for situations in media- mostly in comics and television- where the concerns, criticisms and arguments of the audience are answered in the text itself to assuage any disbelief and therefore frustration a reader or viewer might possess. By underscoring points of possible contention, usually humorously, the suspension of disbelief is retained.

Often used to account for implausible developments, ridiculous motivations, bizarre twists and illogical situations, a lampshade can also cover obviously cribbed plot elements by having the author acknowledge through a character that "This is just like..."

A lampshade can be used to explain threads that may have lain dormant, and often prods at the fourth wall by having characters address the audience, or realities outside their own existence.

Also known as Spotlighting, sometimes as 'Cousin Larry Trick'. See TVTropes for more information.
GUARD #1: What, ridden on a horse?
ARTHUR: Yes!
GUARD #1: You're using coconuts!
ARTHUR: What?
GUARD #1: You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're bangin' 'em together.
-- Monthy Python and the Holy Grail, to lampshade the fact that production could not afford horses for a medieval movie.

"...If you're wondering how he eats and breathes, and other science facts; Just repeat to yourself it's just a show, you should really just relax..."
--From the theme song to Mystery Science Theater 3000, effectively ironing over the pesky scientific impossibilities.
by MomoiroNoMegane October 8, 2009
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Human Lampshade

The act of inserting a wire up the ass of someone who has recently hung them self, to the connect to a light bulb in the mouth - acting as a human lampshade,
"Hey did you hear that Spencer hung himself last night?"

"Yea that sucks, but he'd want us to turn him into a Human Lampshade"
by BigApplez June 16, 2015
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Canadian Lampshade

A sexual act in which a man drapes his testicles over their partners eyes and penis across the bridge of the nose simulating a lamp switch and shading the eyes.
Last night I performed a Canadian Lampshade on my wife.
by ThatCOGuy July 21, 2021
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Lampshade head birth

When a bitch give birth to an ugly baby that has a lampshade on its head. The baby can either be born with a lampshade on its head, or it could be placed on its head after the birth to hide the baby’s ugly face because it was too ugly for the world to see.
“Oh you’re a doctor? Omg have you ever seen a Lampshade Head Birth?!?”

“Oh did you hear she was a Lampshade Head Birth!?”
“Ha, you look like a Lampshade Head Birth!!”
by OfficialGary. August 22, 2021
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