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What does lampshade mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word lampshade? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions so it doesn't cause glare by shining directly in one's eyes.
Verb
  1. (narratology) To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.
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