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The Smalley effect

When your podcast loses thousands of subscribers, so you jump to YouTube but only end up with a couple dozen stragglers.
David Smalley's Dogma Debate podcast jumped the shark, so he thought he'd try his hand at YouTube. Now his audience is tiny. What an armature! That's The Smalley effect in action.
by mmillennial February 25, 2018
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Sammy Smalley

If someone is short and female they may be referred to as a "Sammy Smalley"

It comes from the film Santa Claus 3 where a female elf was called "Sammy Smalley"
I can see over that girls head. Shes such a Sammy Smalley
by angelface101 April 1, 2011
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Richard Smalley

A professor at Rice University. The person who discovered Buckminsterfullerene, which made him a great person in today's world of nanotechnology.

Unofficially used to define a nanogeek.
by coolpersonmcgee October 7, 2004
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The Stuart Smalley Generation

aka "Millennial Generation", aka "Entitlement Generation". Currently self described "Greatest Generation"'; Those born between 1982 and 1992 with an "entitlement" attitude. In reference to the Saturday Night Live character "Stuart Smalley" as performed by Al Franken.
"The Stuart Smalley Generation" "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and dog gone it, people like me!" -- Stuart Smalley, SNL (Al Franken) Tag Line
by John Holstein January 7, 2013
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The Smalley Effect

When someone makes you think of something in a way that you've never thought about it before; or when a respectful conversation is happening between two people who would normally despise each other.
When a Pastor was asked about Bible verses on homosexuality, he experienced The Smalley Effect as he tried to find an answer.
by official_dictionary May 24, 2018
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A Smalley

A sudden out burst of screaming anger after hearing a lot of stupid shit. Usually contains lots of Fucks, damns, and motherfuckers.
I am about to pull A Smalley on this cock sucking motherfucker.
by Ballsack3365 September 30, 2020
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Sam Smalley

A person who ignores everyone when procrastinating revising and takes a long time to eat
We have been in this restaurant for ages he’s doing a sam smalley
by mudhammer56 November 26, 2024
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