Hiatus effect
When you hear a word or phrase that you haven't heard for a long time, and all of a sudden start hearing it all the time.
Dude 1: I just learned what the word "bucolic" meant. Now, within the past 24 hours, I've heard that word used in three different classes...
Dude 2: Woah, crazy case of the hiatus effect!
Dude 2: Woah, crazy case of the hiatus effect!