Meaning of headlight fluid | Babel Free

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A fictional ostensible automotive product, used in jokes, to prank someone into searching for the nonexistent item (a snipe hunt), or to gauge how inept someone is in basic auto mechanics.

Internet, US, also, humorous, slang, uncountable

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“My perception was different. Like⟳ when the Malibu broke down that first time and I got out and stuck my head under the hood and pretended to understand⟳ what I was looking at. Lots of people find⟳ themselves in similar situations … but they still hang⟳ in there, they still try⟳ to do their job, they still try⟳ to be helpful. And so they say⟳, "It's your torque converter," or, "It's your internal rotator," or, "It's your headlight fluid." And 999,999 times out of a million they're ignored.”

“In an attempt⟳ to redistribute the weight in my 1984, I have⟳ decided to move⟳ the battery to the trunk. I have⟳ a GNB sealed battery and access to a lot of cable, but need⟳ some help⟳ on the specifics. 1. Is this a good idea in the first place⟳? […] 5. Should I change⟳ my headlight fluid while [I've] got the headliner off?”

“Nope, it means that the last⟳ time you had it serviced, they put⟳ blinker fluid in your headlight fluid reservoir. (I couldn't resist⟳.)”

“DJ Spike: Hi, Michelle, Alan here from Midas Auto Care. […] We've found a few more problems here […] preventative maintenance, gonna run⟳ it by you, see⟳ what you think⟳. Michelle De Palma: Okay. […] DJ Spike: First of all, the headlights. The- Michelle De Palma: Uh-huh, the headlights? DJ Spike: Yeah, the headlight fluid's a little low. Er, we're gonna need⟳ to top that off.”

“Captain Dick Simmons: We've got a very important mission for you. You think⟳ you can handle⟳ it? Rookie Franklin Delano Donut: Absolutely! Simmons: We need⟳ you to go to the store, and get⟳ two quarts of elbow grease. Captain Dexter Grif: Yeah and, uh, pick⟳ up some... headlight fluid for the Puma too.”

“You: Hey, Favorite Uncle […] Is there anything you want⟳ me to do to help⟳, huh? Uncle Fred: Uh, yeah. Why don't you, er, go over to my toolbox and, uh, get⟳ me a can of headlight fluid. I think⟳ we're a little low here.”

“There was a neighbor kid who always hung around wanting to help⟳ us as we worked on our cars. To get⟳ rid⟳ of him, we would tell⟳ him to go the store and buy⟳ us some headlight fluid or a left-handed monkey wrench, and off he'd go.”

“I check my headlight fluid about once a month. My truck doesn't really use⟳ that much surprisingly... Especially considering I have⟳ HIDs”

“Friendly reminder to check your headlight fluid as the weather gets colder. Don't want⟳ it freezing up on you 👍🏻❄️❄️”

“Titles are likely to mislead the uninitiated. A career counselor would be stunned to hear⟳ Job Simulator coaching a neophyte auto mechanic to top up a car's "headlight fluid" in a cartoonish world run⟳ by robots; similarly, The Lab is about a lot of things, but the scientific method is not among them.”

“Have⟳ you been replacing your headlight fluid regularly? At what intervals?”

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