A concept describing a type of music which most people find detestable, but remains profitable due to a subset of married middle class women who lack enough depth to actually enjoy it.

It's your wife and her friends. They jam out to it in the car. His voice is like audible chocolate to them. They can't help it. Nickelback's concerts are mostly reasonably attractive middle aged women and a small subset of guys looking to get laid because they have already figured this out.
Ed Sheeran wouldn't sell a single record if not for the Nickelback Effect
by Gregman11111 March 7, 2017
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This phrase, made popular by the nu-metal band Nickelback, can mean one of two things, both however have the same underlying meaning.

1. A phrase almost always used sarcastically to denote how much something sucks
2. A phrase used to denote something good, but also used sarcastically because Nickelback really does suck
1. Andrew: "Man we just lost that game 86 to 53."
Jim: "Yeah that really Rocks Like Nickelback."

2. Paul: "Dude I just got the goods."
Time: "Man that Rocks Like Nickelback."
by Tapmagik August 4, 2007
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Such a thing does not exist. See more under nickelback.
(a good nickelback song) x (a good nickelback song) = -1
by HailTheKingBaby2 December 2, 2012
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The act of excreting feces out of one's anus, especially the runny and smelly kind, causing significant disgust to others.
Often when I eat gas station sandwiches, I have to go drop a Nickelback album in the closest dirty public restroom right after a hobo is done jerking off in it.
by Phongstradamus January 8, 2012
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Nickelback got together and created a CD of there best hits, unfortunately in the end this CD was released with 0 songs on it, as Nickelback has no great hits
smith: "did you get that Nickelback Greatest Hits Album yet?"
Johnson: "you mean the one with 0 songs on it, thats that shit, that Nickelback pays you to buy because it's that shit?"
smith: "yes that one"
Johnson: "yea i got it yesterday"
by T-Unit45 November 1, 2009
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When you (or someone you know) hates on something popular just because of popular opinion and not because of their own personal judgement. A couple of example include, but not limited too Nickelback, Pineapple on pizza, Video games, Windows 11, etc...
Me: Why does bob hate Nickelback?
Other friend: I think he has Nickelback Syndrome
by Total Nonsense January 17, 2022
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