"closing time effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: closing time effects [plural]
Etymology: Originates from the song Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time by Mickey Gilley in 1975. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|head=closing time effect}} closing time effect (usually uncountable, plural closing time effects)
  1. (psychology) The phenomenon whereby people's perception of other people's attractiveness increases towards the end of the night. Wikipedia link: Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time, Mickey Gilley Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-closing_time_effect-en-noun-RYDb5Cx5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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