(n.) an unspecified period of time before spring break during which a student (or faculty member) loses the ability to accurately perceive the passage of time.
Dr. Richard Block identified a framework of four interrelated factors that affect this perception: (1) characteristics of the time experiencer, (2) time-related behaviors and judgments, (3) contents of a time period, and (4) activities during a time period.
The Spring Break Effect will cause noticeable changes in everyday life. For example, students will likely experience feelings of acedia (mental sloth, apathy, indifference, boredom) or exhaustion caused by sleep deprivation. Days will run together to the point where they are distinguished only by the assignments or exams scheduled. Most of an individual's "productive" time will be spent on academic tasks that will range between mindless and tedious. (If a suffer is subjected to these conditions for extended periods of time, particularly when tasks are mindlessly tedious, it is recommended that they consult a mental health professional.) Finally, those affected will spend increased and possibly unhealthy amounts of time on social networking sites (Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, if the subject is female).
Dr. Richard Block identified a framework of four interrelated factors that affect this perception: (1) characteristics of the time experiencer, (2) time-related behaviors and judgments, (3) contents of a time period, and (4) activities during a time period.
The Spring Break Effect will cause noticeable changes in everyday life. For example, students will likely experience feelings of acedia (mental sloth, apathy, indifference, boredom) or exhaustion caused by sleep deprivation. Days will run together to the point where they are distinguished only by the assignments or exams scheduled. Most of an individual's "productive" time will be spent on academic tasks that will range between mindless and tedious. (If a suffer is subjected to these conditions for extended periods of time, particularly when tasks are mindlessly tedious, it is recommended that they consult a mental health professional.) Finally, those affected will spend increased and possibly unhealthy amounts of time on social networking sites (Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, if the subject is female).
Person A: "How is it only Tuesday?"
Person B: "I don't know. It feels like Friday."
Person C: "Dude, you're experiencing the Spring Break Effect."
Person A: "Is that fatal?"
Person C: "No, but staying awake for 72 hours might."
Person B: "Shit."
Person B: "I don't know. It feels like Friday."
Person C: "Dude, you're experiencing the Spring Break Effect."
Person A: "Is that fatal?"
Person C: "No, but staying awake for 72 hours might."
Person B: "Shit."
by Layla Clinch June 17, 2012
Get the The Spring Break Effectmug. A break is essentially one person postponing the inevitable breakup that you both know is going to happen. Especially when the person you're dating is a little bitch. Most often occurring in long distance relationships across multiple time zones so they feel validated when saying they just don't have time for you. Even though they still feel obligated to stalk you on social media and then insult whatever you post. A break is taken to reevaluate and determine whether or not you can manage to stick it out and stay in the shitty relationship you've landed yourself in. It does not (unless explicitly stated) mean that you guys are still together and exclusive hence why it's called a break. Those who feel the need to validate themselves by insisting that the other party was "cheating on them all along" just need to get back to their sad miserable lives and accept the fact that they just like to create problems out of nothing and drag on a lifeless relationship.
by tipppyyy February 25, 2015
Get the Breakmug. Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Theresa Pharmacy: The First Breaking Demonstration Juvenile Distcharge Releaser (Ɓarcher)...
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Theresa Pharmacy: The First Breaking Demonstration Juvenile Distcharge Releaser (Ɓarcher)...
by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 27, 2025
Get the Theresa Pharmacy: The First Breaking Demonstration Juvenile Distcharge Releaser (Ɓarcher)...mug. on august 25 prisons are forced to allow all of the prisoners out or else sonic will hunt them down.
virgin police officer: did you hear its national jail break day?
virgin police officer #2: yeah, time to let out these prisoners
chad prisoner: im going to fuck your mom
virgin police officer #2: yeah, time to let out these prisoners
chad prisoner: im going to fuck your mom
by anounymous source heheeh August 25, 2021
Get the national jail break daymug. 1. open (a safe) forcibly.
2. make a pause in (a journey).
3. (of a vowel) develop into a diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound.
4. the winning of a game against an opponent's serve.
5. a breakout, especially from prison.
6. an opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success.
7. a consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points.
2. make a pause in (a journey).
3. (of a vowel) develop into a diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound.
4. the winning of a game against an opponent's serve.
5. a breakout, especially from prison.
6. an opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success.
7. a consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points.
1. The thieves broke into the bank vault, hoping to steal the valuable jewels.
2. "we will break our journey in Venice"
3. The vowel in "write" breaks into a diphthong, becoming /raɪt/ with the "i" sound gliding into a /ɪ/ sound.
4. The tennis player celebrated her break of serve, giving her a much-needed advantage in the match.
5. "The prisoners staged a daring break from the high-security facility, overpowering the guards and escaping into the night."
6. "he got his break as an entertainer on a TV music hall show"
7. "a break of 83 put him in front for the first time"
2. "we will break our journey in Venice"
3. The vowel in "write" breaks into a diphthong, becoming /raɪt/ with the "i" sound gliding into a /ɪ/ sound.
4. The tennis player celebrated her break of serve, giving her a much-needed advantage in the match.
5. "The prisoners staged a daring break from the high-security facility, overpowering the guards and escaping into the night."
6. "he got his break as an entertainer on a TV music hall show"
7. "a break of 83 put him in front for the first time"
by Arminkshipper January 1, 2025
Get the breakmug. Essentially in the spring time lots of singles show up to the area, most considered to be bops(hoes). And will do sexual activities with anyone, get drunk, and lay on the beach. Guys and girls alike
P1.Yeah, for spring break Emily and Alyssa went to Fort Lauderdale
P2. Oh, they’re definitely bops then
Defining that going to Fort Lauderdale For Spring Break signifies the idea that they’re sleeping, or doing other sexual activities with others
P2. Oh, they’re definitely bops then
Defining that going to Fort Lauderdale For Spring Break signifies the idea that they’re sleeping, or doing other sexual activities with others
by Gbbfjdjdejrnr March 31, 2024
Get the Fort Lauderdale For Spring Breakmug. Overheard on a chairlift from one old geezer snowboarder to his buddy: “The lodge is too far away. Next run, I’m going to take my AARPee Break in the trees.”
by RufusAurelius June 12, 2024
Get the AARPee Breakmug.