unwanted third person
1third wheel — noun a) A person or thing that serves no useful purpose. b) An unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date. Syn: fifth wheel …
2play gooseberry — vb British to be the unwanted third person present at a romantic assignation, as a chaper one, uninvited guest or unwitting intruder. The expression dates from the 19th century: in the language of par ents and children gooseberry then, as now,… …
3gooseberry — noun (C) 1 a small round green fruit with a sour taste that grows on a bush 2 play gooseberry BrE informal to be the unwanted third person who is with two people who are having a romantic relationship and want to be alone together …
4literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
5Sexual assault — Classification and external resources Konstantin Makovsky, The Bulgarian martyresses, a painting depicting the atrocities of bashibazouks in Bulgaria during the Russo Turkish War (1877–1878) …
6Hitman (series) — This article is about the video game series. For the first game of the series, see Hitman: Codename 47. For the 2007 film adaptation, see Hitman (2007 film). For other uses, see Hitman (disambiguation). Hitman Hitman logo …
7exorcism — The expulsion of DEMONs and other unwanted spirits from a person or place. Rites of exorcism have been performed since ancient times as remedies against the negative or malevolent influences of spirits, such as the perceived cause of illnesses …
8mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
9Trespass — Unlawful entry redirects here. For the 1992 film, see Unlawful Entry (film). For other uses, see Trespass (disambiguation) …
10Swinging — Swinging, sometimes referred to as the swinging lifestyle, is non monogamous sexual activity, treated much like any other social activity, that can be experienced as a couple. Dr. Curtis Bergstrand and Ms. Jennifer Blevins Williams ,… …
