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. The act of becoming a sophomore in high school and hating on freshmen just because you are now a sophomore.
Howard: Hey Jonny, don't you just hate freshman now that we're sophomores?
Jonny: No not really, you must be experiencing the sophomore effect
Howard: Fuck you
Jonny: No not really, you must be experiencing the sophomore effect
Howard: Fuck you
by wafflegalaxy September 3, 2012
Get the Sophomore Effectmug. Joseph Effect - a phenomenon that makes us question even the skill of ourselves. In February 2022, the famed New York Times crossword puzzle made it the theme, and defined it as, "a hex that enables terrible teammates of Joseph's recyclable plastic elo, to que up in your match, while allowing enemies of your higher silver-gold elo to connect as well, creating an unbalanced game that makes you question your capabilities as a player"
Man, we got shit on this game, I think I might be getting worse...
Nah bro it's just the Joseph Effect.
Nah bro it's just the Joseph Effect.
by Lingulini February 14, 2022
Get the The Joseph Effectmug. The sobering effect of hanging out with someone who is way drunker than you, bringing your buzz down in comparison to theirs
We were all drinking and having a great time until Mike showed up at the party 10 tequila shots in, no one felt quite as drunk anymore. That's the Dickerson Effect, man.
by lartheloser May 8, 2015
Get the The Dickerson 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. 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.