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Tetris Effect

A condition caused when a person plays too much Tetris. It is considered a psychological habit.

There are two symptoms of Tetris Effect, which occur without conscientiously thinking of it:
1. A person can't help but notice how neatly objects in the real world could be stacked together, and imagines a sort of Tetris game in which the objects are stacked.
2. A person visualizes games of Tetris or Tetris scenarios when they daydream, project mental images, or close their eyes.

Note: Such an effect occurs with various repetitive or puzzling tasks, most commonly Chess, Polarium, and Guitar Hero.
Fisher: Dude, do you see that?
Lynch: Yeah, that Popsicle Stand would perfectly fill that space between those two parked cars!
Fisher: What? No, look at those two chicks making out!
Lynch: Oh. Yeah.
Fisher: I think you play Tetris too much.
Lynch: Nah, it's just a little Tetris Effect.
by Lynchings February 1, 2010
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Trunk Tetris

A game played by owners of compact cars when they have a large amount of luggage, tools, dead hookers, etc. that won't readily fit in their small trunk. It involves placing different-shaped pieces in various configurations in the hopes that everything will somehow fit (hence Tetris). Failure leads to passengers with suitcases uncomfortably balanced on their laps, or the use of bungie cords.
Jane: How are we going to fit all my luggage into your '89 Camry?
John: I guess we'll have to play trunk tetris.
by Evil Timmy December 3, 2009
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Tetrisified

Packed in the style of the game as to save room.
When we moved in to our new house, we Tetrisified the boxes to save space.
by Newcarscent7 July 1, 2010
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Tirrish

A Tirrish is something used to describe someone who is a boss, or someone seen as a young, fly, entrepeuner. A larger than life character.
That guy in the club with all the bottles of champagne and all the hot chicks,who is walking around topless, he is a Tirrish.
by rogesh tempz threesixty November 6, 2011
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Tetris Maximus

1)When you win in Tetris 99
2)When you play Tetris 99/Tetris Royale, you get to the final 5 and the 4 other players disconnect
1: Is that how you got a Tetris Maximus? You got to the final 5 and the other 4 disconnected?
2: Yes
1: LMAO
by MIRAHQIsTheBestMap May 8, 2021
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House party tetris

The act of moving furniture frantically moving furniture back to its original place while under the influence at a house party.
"Yeah we all had to play some serious house party Tetris at Dyllan's graduation party."
by SuppaSh33p July 27, 2014
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tetrisphilia

When someone loves tetris so much that playing it or fantasizing about it become the only ways that they can get aroused. Many people with this fetish get off with one hand while playing tetris with the other.
Guy 1: "That girl I was with last night kept telling me I had a nice line piece and she yelled 'tetris' when she came."

Guy 2: "Yeah, I tried to tell you she has tetrisphilia."

Guy 1: "She did insist on having the song 'Korobeiniki' playing while we had sex..."
by weegee9148 February 28, 2011
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