A phrase that encapsulates the expectancy of an individual "one-upping" you after a statement. This involves the systematic and conscious practice of making one's associates feel inferior and thereby gaining the status of being "one-up" on them.
Person A: Have you ever double booked?
Person B (aka "The Lara Effect"): Yeah I have triple booked... lunch, happy hour, and dinner.
Person B (aka "The Lara Effect"): Yeah I have triple booked... lunch, happy hour, and dinner.
by CWhitey October 12, 2006
When playing a computer game and despite pressing all the right buttons, your character does something wrong or completely random. Typical of the Lara Croft games, even on all platforms.
Dude: Hey man you just died! You were supposed to jump over the gap! Why did you dive into it?
Non-dude: Hey man! Don't get at me! That's the Lara Croft Effect!
Non-dude: Hey man! Don't get at me! That's the Lara Croft Effect!
by The_Dudeman October 17, 2010