tubelight
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Meaning · English
A person who is slow to reply or understand; a dim-witted person.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
And Modiji [Narendra Modi], also being Snarkyji, described Rahulji [Rahul Gandhi] as a tubelight because Rahulji had interjected only a good 40 minutes after Modiji had launched into his Parliamentary speech. […] CFL bulbs and LED lamps have now taken the place of tubelights, and younger citizens ma
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “tubelight” mean?
A person who is slow to reply or understand; a dim-witted person.
Is “tubelight” formal or informal?
tubelight is generally derogatory, slang.