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The Spring Break Effect

(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).
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."
by Layla Clinch June 17, 2012
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The "Taylor effect"

The "Taylor effect" is when you try to bag a girl but fail every single time. And although you feel like given up you try and go after another girl despite what happened in the past.

And so you try to bag this girl thinking that things will be different but ends up in a loop.
I feel like given up but, I really want to bag this girl... On no I think I'm under the "Taylor effect" !
by NomNomNooooo March 26, 2023
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Lumity Effect

Lumity effect is an effect in a relationship, romantic or platonic, where the "Sunshine" character and the "Moon" character switches personalities.

Lumity is a famous cannon ship in a TV show called The Owl House. The main character, Luz, is a very optimistic person, while her girlfriend, Amity, Is pessimistic. When the show progresses into season 3 their personalities have changed into the opposite.
-Remember Joel ad Elle?
-Yeah they experienced the Lumity Effect.
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Optimoji effect

When you know exactly what an emoji that doesn’t exist would look like, causing you to believe in it’s existence and search for it for an unreal amount of time
-There has got to be a circular saw emoji... I’ve seen it!
-Maybe it’s the optimoji effect?
by Pjhascircularsaws February 12, 2018
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Dylan effect

When Dylan has a direct affect on your IQ, causing it do decrease to that of a pigeons
The Dylan effect has been carried out on Sarah, She is now a pigeon
by kurkurenicehcips October 3, 2022
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The Kallari Effect

When a group chat gets invaded by little retarded kids, referring to a telegram group that suffered this fate after a collaboration with the italian youtuber "Kallari XD" started
Nah man this gc done got struck by The Kallari Effect
by ildoc March 30, 2024
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Oof Sound Effect

The Roblox “Oof Sound Effect”originally comes from a old game named “Messiah” being the death sound of when you die in Roblox and recently in July of 2022 it has been removed and with replaced with a “Duh” sound effect and in news which may or may not be fake Roblox (a multi millionaire or billionaire company) has decided to pay 10k to get back the oof sound and we may or may not know if it’s fake or not
Roblox: We are getting rid of the oof sound effect
Little Timothy: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
by FrankieTheNOOB1 August 22, 2022
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