lampshade
The origin and history of lampshade.
Etymology
From "lamp" + "shade." The storytelling sense is a 21st-century coinage, referencing the idiom "hanging a lampshade on it" — making an awkward element more visible rather than less.
Class of 2000
lampshade first entered the language around 2000. Other words from the same year:
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