Meanings
nounclosing time effect (usually uncountable, plural closing time effects)
plural closing time effects
- uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe phenomenon whereby people's perception of other people's attractiveness increases towards the end of the night.
Origin
Originates from the song Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time by Mickey Gilley in 1975.
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closing time effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/closing%20time%20effect
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “closing time effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/closing%20time%20effect.
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