black light
(uncountable, slang) radiation or light.
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I’ve just checked to see if my UV body paint has dried yet. It hasn’t. Now I’m going to have a look around to see if anyone nearby fancies having me paint them. 😇 It looks so cool under black light!
I'm from the US, when I got my passport to visit my bf in Wales I always thought the little images and historical tidbits were always pretty cool. Plus if you shine a black light on a passport, it has a lot of cool se…
Given this year’s MET Gala theme, I’m a little disappointed nobody showed up in a velvet outfit adorned with card playing dogs and some minion in tow holding a black light.
At first glance I thought that little black light in the corner was a kitten. I think I need an eye exam
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(uncountable, slang) radiation or light.
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(countable) A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.
“I’ve just checked to see if my UV body paint has dried yet. It hasn’t. Now I’m going to have a look around to see if anyone nearby fancies having me paint them. 😇 It looks so cool under black light!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm from the US, when I got my passport to visit my bf in Wales I always thought the little images and historical tidbits were always pretty cool. Plus if you shine a black light on a passport, it has a lot of cool security features to prevent forgery lol”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Given this year’s MET Gala theme, I’m a little disappointed nobody showed up in a velvet outfit adorned with card playing dogs and some minion in tow holding a black light.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“At first glance I thought that little black light in the corner was a kitten. I think I need an eye exam”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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