An old American Indian trick whereby two seemingly similar objects are swapped for nefarious purposes. Originally, tribesman would switch wigwams with another tribesman if they found their wigwam to be leaky.
The recipient of the new wigwam then bears the cost of fixing the leaky cover. The term was modernised in 2006, after it was noted that broken lava lamps resembled leaky wigwams.
This behaviour has also been observed in ant society, in particular with reference to the species "Sless".
That clown has pulled a lava-lamp-switch!
Surely my friend hasn't betrayed me with a lava-lamp-switch?
When a nigga fucks a girl by a lamp (Nigga Lamp)
That was a gnarly nigga lamp!
When you cum in your cousins pussy, and then stick a flashlight in her ass to make sure the kids find their way home. (Much like when mom and dad told you to be home before the street lamps came on.)
My cousin wanted a baby, so I waited until dusk and gave her the Alabama Street Lamp.
When you lava lamp won't work.
Oh no, our lava lamp, its not lava lamping.
When 3-5 dudes meet up in a bathroom with the lights off and jerk each-other.
Wanna go with me and John to the bathroom to do The Lamp Stroke?
When you trick on someone and then shit lights up
When a bitch tries to get your man alone and then shit lights up. Whole ass trick lamp.