English

Noun

lampshade ‎(plural lampshades)

1. A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions so it doesn't cause glare by shining directly in one's eyes.

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Verb

lampshade ‎(third-person singular simple present lampshades, present participle lampshading, simple past and past participle lampshaded)

1. (narratology, fandom 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.
   • 2011, Corinne Gaston, "Adapted comic book flick has the ring, but no power", Daily Trojan, 21 June 2011:

     Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity.

Quotations

• For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:lampshade.

Anagrams

• headlamps