Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

closing time effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
clos-ing -time -ef-fect
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomenon whereby people's perception of other people's attractiveness increases towards the end of the night.

Uncountable

Etymology

Originates from the song Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time by Mickey Gilley in 1975.

Usage

Inflected Forms

closing time effects (plural)

Questions

What does closing time effect mean?
The phenomenon whereby people's perception of other people's attractiveness increases towards the end of the night.
Where does closing time effect come from?
Originates from the song Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time by Mickey Gilley in 1975.

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