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gaslight

[gas-lahyt]

gas·light

[gas-lahyt]
noun
1.
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
2.
a gas burner or gas jet for producing this kind of light.
adjective
3.
gaslit (def. 2).

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Gaslight is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1800–10; gas + light1

gas·light·ed, adjective
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gaslight (ˈɡæsˌlaɪt)
 
n
1.  a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas
2.  the light produced by such a lamp

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Main Entry:  gaslight
Part of Speech:  v
Definition:  to manipulate someone into questioning their own sanity; to subtly drive someone crazy
Etymology:  1956
Usage:  slang; gaslighting, n
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