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Noun.
September 12, 2011, Word of the Day
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Somebody who is slow to see the light. Flouresecent lights in India, usually in "tube" form, employ an electrical device known as a "choke" used to get the voltage and current levels up in the tube to the point at which fluorescence occurs. Typically it would take 3-4 cycles for this to happen, with the blinking on and blinking off. Therefore the phrase "tubelight" came to mean somebody who was slow to see the light
Usage
I gave him all the clues and he didn't get the answer. He's a complete tubelight!
Added 2011-06-20 by Kannadoggy
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Definition 2 of 2
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It is used to describe a person with very less perceptive power. That is slow in understanding what others say. The word comes from the "tubelight" which is a flickering fluorescent light, slow to turn on fully.
Usage
I asked John to buy a pair of shoes but he bought a pair of socks rather. He is a complete tubelight.
Added 2011-09-12 by KIng