The desire to crack a joke, or make an
immature /
sarcastic comment, especially during an inappropriate
moment; named after Chandler Bing from "Friends"
A
prime example of the Chandler effect:
The Interviewer: So let’s talk a little bit about your duties.
Chandler: (nervous) My duties? (Trying not to crack a joke) All right.
The Interviewer: Now you’ll be heading a whole division, so you’ll have a lot of duties.
Chandler: (trying not to laugh) I
see.
The Interviewer: But there’ll be perhaps
30 people under you so you can dump a certain amount on them.
Chandler: (really
try not to laugh) Good to know.
The Interviewer: We can go into detail…
Chandler: No don’
t I beg of you!