[New post] ‘lightbulb moment’: meaning and origin

Pascal Tréguer posted: "Of American-English origin, the expression lightbulb moment denotes a moment of sudden realisation, enlightenment or inspiration. This expression alludes to the representation of an illuminated light bulb above a character's head in a cartoon or comic st" 'lightbulb moment': meaning and origin Pascal Tréguer Apr 30 USA, 1974—a moment of sudden realisation, enlightenment or inspiration—alludes to the representation of an illuminated light bulb above a character's head in a cartoon or comic strip, indicating that this character has had an idea Read more of this post Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from word histories. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://wordhistories.net Powered by WordPress.com