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tubelight
Someone who takes a long time to get something...i.e. he/she is slow. The word's short form is tubie...it literally means a florescent bulb... because when you switch it on the light doesnt actually flash until a few seconds later. Similarly, the person's brain whom you called a tubelight, doesn't light up and understand something until later
tubelight by Black_Rose December 27, 2005
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turblight by Enough Already June 7, 2009
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tube light by Juhi August 23, 2006
tube light
some one whos slow when it comes to jokes
it takes him a while to get a joke.
tube lights flash 3-4 times before they go on.
a slow person blinks 3 - 4 times before getting a funny joke and then laughs
it takes him a while to get a joke.
tube lights flash 3-4 times before they go on.
a slow person blinks 3 - 4 times before getting a funny joke and then laughs
maaan ur such a fuckin tube light
i hate tellin jokes to tube lights
your a tube light, ass hole
you killed the joke tube light
i hate tellin jokes to tube lights
your a tube light, ass hole
you killed the joke tube light
tube light by Sincere February 28, 2005
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