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Third wheel

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Derde wiel (Extra person)

"Feeling like third wheel (Feeling like extra person)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

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Third wheel 🇳🇬 Nigeria

A person who tags along with a couple, making them a reluctant extra in a romantic situation. Being a third wheel often feels awkward, like the spare tire on a tricycle.

"I go cinema with my roommate and her boyfriend, but I just dey there as third wheel. (Translation: I went to the movies …"
Third wheel 🇱🇾 Libya

ثيرد ويل (Third wheel)

"Feeling third wheel (فيلنق ثيرد ويل) (Feeling like third wheel)"

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