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Lampshade
Lampshade noun - A protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view.
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There's an attempted lampshade Lampshade in Supremacy when Nicky explains her cover was an exchange student studying in Paris.
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When Goldilocks steals his hat, Bashful goes into a panic looking for something to cover his exposed face with and finds a lampshade.
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The cover for their second album◊ Once Upon a Time in the West (as well as the covers for all◊ three◊ singles◊ from the album...and the cover of the promo CD◊ for the first single) goes even so far as to hang a lampshade on itself.
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