The phenomenon in which a film with a large cult following (i.e., Star Trek, Star Wars, Robert Rodriguez movies)opens to large first-weekend box-office grosses, followed by a steep drop-off in attendence shortly thereafter.
Guy: Did you see that Austin Powers 3 beat Attack of the Clones in just its second week of release?
Girl: Well, no duh. Only geeks line up for that crap, and after they see it opening weekend, no one else goes. It's a total Star Trek effect.
Girl: Well, no duh. Only geeks line up for that crap, and after they see it opening weekend, no one else goes. It's a total Star Trek effect.
by Joaquin Mercutio July 18, 2008

by Idk why I'm doing this April 8, 2022

"Let's go watch Star Trek: The Next Generation!"
"Useless cretin with bad tastes I am watching Star Wars."
"Useless cretin with bad tastes I am watching Star Wars."
by gimme the money July 5, 2016

by tanamongeaulanguage April 22, 2020

by Idk why I'm doing this April 8, 2022

A flip style cell phone, usually low end by today's standards, resembling the Star Trek communicator device used in the original series.
I'm surprised no one has defined the star trek phone yet on Urban Dictionary, lots of people use this term.
Daffney put down her star trek phone yesterday, just stared at me and struck up a conversation, never telling the other person to hold.
Daffney put down her star trek phone yesterday, just stared at me and struck up a conversation, never telling the other person to hold.
by whitey803 March 30, 2013

People who grew up watching Star Trek during the mid 1960s. This was during a time where the technology back then wasn't as good as it is now so Star Trek was one of the only things that kept them the most entertained because of the futuristic elements within the show in which they envisioned the future to be like.
by CelticEagle February 13, 2019
