When a woman holds onto her current relationship until she can secure another relationship.
Just like monkeybars, you hold onto one bar before grabbing the next. The Monkeybar Effect is the same only with a woman who will keep her man only until she finds another man of equal or superior quality.
Just like monkeybars, you hold onto one bar before grabbing the next. The Monkeybar Effect is the same only with a woman who will keep her man only until she finds another man of equal or superior quality.
Wow she's waiting for him to say yes before breaking up with her current guy? Monkeybar Effect much?
by John Major Citizen September 9, 2010
Get the Monkeybar Effectmug. synonymous to beer goggles but for a nerd. Prolonged exposure to basement environment in front of books affecting visual perception of unattractive women.
Phillip: "daaaaamn that chick looks fucking good"
action: slap
Elvis:"get a hold of yourself, basement effect is getting to you, that girl doesn't even shave"
action: slap
Elvis:"get a hold of yourself, basement effect is getting to you, that girl doesn't even shave"
by E&J November 27, 2004
Get the Basement effectmug. being in love with a guy when he's wearing a tuxedo, but when he's in normal clothes she doesn't want any part of him
by turndownforwhattt June 23, 2014
Get the tuxedo effectmug. when people don't leave their houses for days or hours (depending on how fast a reader one is) at a time as a result of the latest harry potter book coming out. nobody goes online or outside for fear that someone might reveal the ending.
girl: Mom, can I hang out with you tonight? The new Harry Potter just came out and nobody's free. On second thought, maybe I'll just go out and buy the book.
by hpfan5 September 6, 2005
Get the The Potter Effectmug. When a group of males or females looks hot, just from being in close proximity to each other. However, if you were to scrutinize each one individually you would see that they are either simply average looking or even repulsive. This is from the television show "How I met your mother" and is explained by Barney (Neil Patrick Harris)
AKA Bridesmaid Paradox, Spice Girls Conspiracy
AKA Bridesmaid Paradox, Spice Girls Conspiracy
Person 1: Dayum gurrl, check out that soccer team! Those boys are cute!
Person 2: Not really, if you were to look at each one individually you'd see that they are actually quite unattractive.
Person 1: OMG, you're actually SO right. Freaky shit!
Person 2: I know, it's called the Chearleader Effect, but is also known as the Bridesmaid Paradox or the Spice Girls Conspiracy.
Person 2: Not really, if you were to look at each one individually you'd see that they are actually quite unattractive.
Person 1: OMG, you're actually SO right. Freaky shit!
Person 2: I know, it's called the Chearleader Effect, but is also known as the Bridesmaid Paradox or the Spice Girls Conspiracy.
by iamawesome1111 May 5, 2011
Get the Chearleader Effectmug. When there is a main member to an image, however members in the background take the shine. Prominently occurs with Kim Namjoon of BTS.
by Taehighlight September 1, 2017
Get the The Namjoon Effectmug. The effect of seening someone in a swimsuit, underclothes, naked, ect. then losing the ability to look them in the eye, look at them the same or look at them with a straight face again.
by Drea Alexandria December 30, 2008
Get the Swimsuit Effectmug.