The Barney Effect

A person who works at such an insanely fast rate that they are actually ahead of time.

Damn, that dude has the Barney effect on him fo sure.

Check out the Barney effect on that guy.

by VBX555 February 8, 2009

the Barney Stinson effect

The phenomenon that men are instantly more attractive when they are wearing formal attire, especially suits. (Based on the character Barney Stinson from the sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother')

Girl 1: Man, that guy is deeeelicious
Girl 2: It's just the Barney Stinson effect!

Girl 1: Is that Tom? Man, he looks waaaay hotter than usual
Girl 2: Duh, he's wearing a suit. It's the Barney Stinson effect

by RandomHipsterChick May 17, 2014