Definition of be lights on but nobody's home

lights on but nobody's home

adjective

• "eyes are open but the person isn't responding to stimuli."

  Person 1: Since he came back from the war, he's been having fugue states.
  
  Person 2: What are fugue states?
  
  Person 1: Well, I'm not sure how they work, but basically his eyes are open but he doesn't respond to anything. Lights on but nobody's home.

  Last edited on Oct 02 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 02 2015.

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Other terms relating to 'but':
ABD	Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation".
ain't no thing but a chicken wing	Definitions include: to be okay; not a big concern.
all but dissertation	Definitions include: a student who has completed all parts of advanced education with the exception of completing, presenting, and defending their dissertation.
close but no cigar	Definitions include: to almost happen, but not.
everything but the kitchen sink	Definitions include: everything.
good from far, but far from good	Definitions include: A person walking towards you that looks attractive until they get closer.
last but not least	Definitions include: appearing last in some list, but not because it's the least important item on the list.
lights are on but no one's home	Definitions include: alive but brain-dead.
LOBNH	Definitions include: acronym for "lights on but nobody home", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
SBD	Definitions include: Silent But Deadly.
silent but deadly	Definitions include: particularly smelly flatulence.
silent but violent	Definitions include: particularly smelly flatulence.
Other terms relating to 'home':
bring home the bacon	Definitions include: to earn an income.
downhome	Definitions include: Newfoundland
downhomer	Definitions include: Newfoundlander
eat (one) out of house and home	Definitions include: as a guest, to eat an excessive amount.
go drunk, you're home	Definitions include: "Go home, you're drunk," as a drunk person might say it.
hit a home run	Definitions include: see home run.
home boy	Definitions include: friend.
home dog	Definitions include: a close friend.
Home is where the horror is	Definitions include: home is where the horror is
Homer	Definitions include: a simple minded person, never cognizant of the world around them; MORON.
home run	Definitions include: In the "sexual contact as baseball achievement" metaphor, means sexual intercourse.
homes	Definitions include: friend.
home skillet	Definitions include: a good friend; "home boy".
home slice	Definitions include: a good friend.
home wrecker	Definitions include: a person who has an affair with a married person.
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Other terms relating to 'light':
change light bulbs	Definitions include: slang for Bhangra (an Indian dance where the hands are raised in the air in a twisting motion).
chase tail lights	Definitions include: to imitate competitors.
generate more heat than light	Definitions include: to generate more heated discussion than figurative illumination (i.e. insight.)
green light	Definitions include: to approve a plan.
head light flasher	Definitions include: a girl who flashes her breasts.
headlights	Definitions include: erect nipples.
it's lights out	Definitions include: it's the end / death of something.
knock (one's) lights out	Definitions include: to punch someone until they are unconscious.
lights are on but no one's home	Definitions include: alive but brain-dead.
lights down	Definitions include: commonly used southern US term (Louisiana) means closed.
lights out	Definitions include: time to go to bed.
light up	Definitions include: to set flame to a smoking device, such as a cigarette or pipe.
LOBNH	Definitions include: acronym for "lights on but nobody home", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
natty light	Definitions include: "Natural Light" brand beer.
outen the light	Definitions include: to turn off a source of light.
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Other terms relating to 'nobody':
like nobody's business	Definitions include: an extreme amount.
LOBNH	Definitions include: acronym for "lights on but nobody home", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
nobody	Definitions include: a non-notable person.
nobody's fool	Definitions include: an intelligent person.
Other terms relating to 'on':
accidentally on purpose	Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
as much use as a handbrake on a canoe	Definitions include: useless.
as useless as tits on a boar hog	Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic.
back on (one's) feet	Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event.
back on pipe	Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
bail on	Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon.
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
beast on	Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone.
be in on	Definitions include: to be involved with.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
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