Usually means: Unwanted extra in social situations.
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  1. third wheel: Wiktionary
  2. third wheel: Dictionary.com
  3. The Third Wheel (film), The Third Wheel, Third Wheel, Third wheel (disambiguation), Third wheel: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Third Wheel: A to Z list of the most popular idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (third wheel)

noun:  (idiomatic) An individual or object that serves no useful purpose.
noun:  (idiomatic) A third party, usually unwanted, accompanying two people on a date.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, wheel.

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