English Explanatory Dictionary

closing time effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

closing time effect closing time effects

Etymology

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

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