tubelight

Definition

Someone whose brain operates on a delay—like a fluorescent bulb that takes a few seconds to illuminate, they're chronically slow to understand jokes, instructions, or basically anything.

Example Usage

Rose is such a tubelight; she didn't laugh at the joke until everyone else had already moved on to talking about something else.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tubelight&defid=1523826)

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