When a task you enjoyed doing by yourself previously becomes less fun when you're told to do it.
Like when you decide to be a good person and do the dishes, and then your parents ask you to do the dishes. You then no longer want to do the dishes.
Like when you decide to be a good person and do the dishes, and then your parents ask you to do the dishes. You then no longer want to do the dishes.
You: "I was going to clean my room because I wanted to, but then my mom yelled at me to clean my room. Now I don't feel like cleaning it"
Friend: "Man that's the dishwasher effect."
Friend: "Man that's the dishwasher effect."
by JimsGT October 22, 2020
Get the Dishwasher Effectmug. When someone claims something, but they have no evidence to back it up, or come up with fake or disproved information.
"The earth is flat!"
"Do you have any proof?"
"Shut up!"
"What you're doing right now is the riggio effect."
"Do you have any proof?"
"Shut up!"
"What you're doing right now is the riggio effect."
by Nathan's Username October 18, 2019
Get the riggio effectmug. Subconsciously drinking water at a restaurant while the waiter refills the glass, resulting in a continuous need to use the bathroom throughout the meal.
This is most often seen in nervous people on first dates
This is most often seen in nervous people on first dates
Joe: I drank so much water before she arrived! And when she did, I had to leave to go to the bathroom four times during dinner! She probably thinks I'm so weird...
Steve: don't worry man, you were just suffering from the restaurant effect. It could have happened to anyone!
Steve: don't worry man, you were just suffering from the restaurant effect. It could have happened to anyone!
by Flying starfruit July 30, 2016
Get the The Restaurant Effectmug. I stopped paying attention to classes when we photoelectric effect began leading into quantum theory. Got a passing grade of C-, though.
by Bad C dev February 27, 2021
Get the Photoelectric Effectmug. Guy 1- I can't believe I got with that girl last night at the party. She's ugly!
Guy 2- it's the 3691 Effect!!
Guy 2- it's the 3691 Effect!!
by BBYO September 1, 2016
Get the The 3691 Effectmug. When a person's friends or acquaintances agree to uphold untrue stories about the friend for the sake of helping that friend impress others, especially a romantic interest.
"Rick told me that Marty graduated from Yale and used to work for Disney!"
"Aw, Marty hasn't done any of that. That's just Ricky using the Gatsby Effect to help him date you."
"Aw, Marty hasn't done any of that. That's just Ricky using the Gatsby Effect to help him date you."
by Fits Gerald June 15, 2013
Get the Gatsby Effectmug. For when someone you know claims to be leaving something, ie a party, or somewhere but you know right from the getgo they won't go through with it due to changing minds, general delusion or it never being intended to be happening from the beginning
Yeah man Joe said he's going to leave the party but I'm getting serious SiIvaGunner Effect vibes from him.
by bigminiman12 April 16, 2017
Get the SiIvaGunner Effectmug.