4 definitions by byline

A result of harm or damage. A negative effect.
He was elected to the detriment of every burrough in New York.. She thought that her brains were a detriment to her appeal.
by byline November 13, 2013
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Something that comes about when two or more idiots want something so badly that they lose all finesse in trying to get it. When egos get involved in trying to buy something and drive the price up.
Mac got in a biding war over the Harley and ended up paying three times what it was worth. Their house sold for double what anything else in that neighborhood has ever gone for because two relatives got in a bidding war over it.
by byline November 28, 2013
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Watching Fox TV with my dad for the day had the fox effect on me. I have always considered myself slightly conservative but after the fox effect took hold I am practically a commie.,
by byline November 14, 2013
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I unveiled the facts one by one and he was found guilty. She unveiled her face and the room went crazy.
by byline December 4, 2013
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