Third Wheel - wikipedia Third Wheel Look up third wheel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term third wheel is inspired by fifth wheel, referring to someone who is with, or in a company of, a couple ; with the implication of being invited out of pity or in some other way being ( or feeling ) redundant. Third wheel may also refer to : Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Third Wheel, the seventh book of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. `` Third Wheel '', a song from The Servants ' album Disinterest. Zoë Film or TV The Third Wheel ( film ), a 2002 American romantic comedy. `` The Third Wheel '' ( That ' 70s Show ), an episode of That ' 70s Show. `` The Third Wheel '' ( The O.C. ), a 2004 episode of The O.C. `` Third Wheel '', a 2007 episode of How I Met Your Mother. `` Third Wheel '', an episode of the Disney Channel series Mickey Mouse. See also Fifth wheel ( disambiguation ) Superfluous ( disambiguation ) References Jump up ^ http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/fifth+wheel.html This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Third wheel. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_wheel&oldid=803768237 '' Categories : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories : All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 October 2017, at 14 : 20. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the term third wheel come from
Answer: inspired by fifth wheel