to lampshade
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- verb
- /ˈlæmpˌʃeɪd/
- Jargon
- Just wanted to say that I quoted (linked here) the paragraph about how hilariously it was lampshaded that Sam and Dean always talk about secret stuff wide in the open.
Examples
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If so, is Bendis lampshading his own Poochie?
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The author cleverly lampshades the ridiculousness of the situation, making the audience laugh.
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Whenever he hits a girl, a video game voice says "Bad!" to lampshade it.
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Done without lampshading in Excel Saga.
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The fact Tempus doesn't really fit the role is even lampshaded.
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But it diminishes women, men, and storytelling in the entire medium of video games when it's not either addressed or at least lampshaded.
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Family Guy lampshades this in an early episode where Lois learns martial arts and an all-family brawl breaks out.
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This was even lampshaded by Carol's portrayer, Julianna Margulies, upon accepting her award, who noted, "A year ago at this time, I was dead."
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He even lampshades it at one point, telling a girl that he is assaulting that he really doesn't give a crap whether she's a little girl or not.
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In the movie, the character lampshades the unrealistic plot twist by saying, "That wouldn't happen in real life!"
Synonyms
To make a secret known often without meaning to
Antonyms
How Overt
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lampshade as a verb comes from the picture of a lampshade making a bright thing obvious. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine an author 'putting a lampshade' on a strange part of a story to make people notice it. So to lampshade something is to openly point out an awkward or unrealistic detail so the audience accepts it.