Third wheel

The term third wheel is a corruption of fifth wheel,^[1] which refers to someone who deters the socialization of a couple, perhaps when being invited out of pity or through a feeling of duty.

It may also refer to:

• The Third Wheel (film), a 2002 American romantic comedy.
• "Third Wheel", a 2007 episode of How I Met Your Mother.
• "The Third Wheel" (The O.C.), a 2004 episode of The O.C.
• "The Third Wheel" (That '70s Show), an episode of That '70s Show.
• "Third Wheel", a song from The Servants' album Disinterest.
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel, the seventh book of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
• "Third Wheel", an episode of the Disney Channel series Mickey Mouse.

See also

• Fifth wheel (disambiguation)
• Superfluous (disambiguation)

References

1. http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/fifth+wheel.html