When you ask for help with your malfunctioning software, it will mysteriously start working only when the person you asked gets within 5 feet of the computer.
I tried printing this godamn pdf for over an hour. But only after IT came into my cube did it start working. Of course IT thought it was an I.D.10.T error, but it was proximity effect making me look gaytarded.
by generator x November 17, 2011
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When someone occupies a weight machine so you can't use it but they just sit there, napping, texting, chatting, whatever.
I'm lifting and I look around to see the nine other people all doing proximity effect training.
by Mel A Tonin April 25, 2017
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The relative coolness of a person or object is defined by a value inversely proportional to the square of the distance of said object or person from John Stamos.
Bob Saget is only cool because of the John Stamos Proximity Effect after he was on Full House
by Armacham85 October 30, 2010
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