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Imagined Echo

The echo of a sound which did not produce an echo, but which the brain hears after the sound was made because it replays sounds the individual just heard in order to help that individual comprehend it better. Imagined echoes are the auditory equivalent of the images the eyes continue to see though the still image they saw is no longer visible. That scientifically proven phenomenon is called the "persistence of vision," and makes it possible for the 30 still images motion picture projectors display one after the other to create the optical illusion the brain interprets as continuous movement.
Dick Shakey was creating a song on his computers piano keyboard when he heard a jet airplane fly by. One second later, his brain replayed the sound of the jet engine for Richard to could hear it again and know what had just happened because when he heard the jet engine's sound the first time—immersed listening to the piano notes—he did hear the jet engine's distant roar, but because human listening is sometimes selective, ignored it. However, hearing the imagined echo blew his concentration, so he stood up, took a break, and submitted this new term to a new word website.
by but for October 25, 2017
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chasing echoes

It's when you are after something worthless, or something that will not be any good for you

Being in a chase after something that eventually will hurt you in someway
he/she has move on, you're just chasing echoes
by Izzie_Spw November 13, 2011
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Amazon echo

Ask amazon echo to call the police. Nothing bad happens its really cool.its a secret don't tell anyone though
by Mynanleftme February 19, 2020
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Echoed Tide

A non-cute human being who spends their time on the internet
Echoed Tide is certainly not cute, and that's a fact.
by Echoed Tide October 7, 2021
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echo booty

Echo booty//: noun

More than average,Sex, attention, physical contact, in lew
of a favor or action that was particularly valued by the receiver.

I.e. ( my wife gives me sex on a regular basis as a normal couple would. )

So, I told my friend the other day I bought my wife a car ."man, she loves it so much she's been giving me Echo booty for the past month.
So the other day I told my friend I bought my wife a car and she loves it so much she's been giving me Echo booty
by 6+1 April 2, 2018
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Echo Party

A gathering of guys in a nearly empty apartment after the girlfriend of one of the guys dumped him and took all the furniture with her.
“His girlfriend left his ass and took all his shit. We’re going to pick up some beer and head over to his place for an echo party”
by Hicks’s Kisses August 19, 2021
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The echo-effect

When you repeat yourself to make your point seem more important.
Person 1: Clean the table...the table...the table...the table...

Person 2: argh...the echo-effect
by Kelly Da Beste July 20, 2008
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