third wheel

/TH ER1 D W IY0 L/

noun

1
(idiomatic) A third party, usually unwanted, accompanying two people on a date.
2
(idiomatic) An individual or object that serves no useful purpose.
3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, wheel.

verb

1
Alternative form of third-wheel. [(ambitransitive) To act as a third wheel; to accompany two people, unwanted, on a date.]

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