English Explanatory Dictionary

boob light

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dome-shaped ceiling-mounted light fixture, usually with a thumbscrew in the center to remove the cover to change the bulb

Word forms

boob light boob lights

Etymology

From its resemblance to the human breast, the thumbscrew resembling the nipple

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