ReverseHaloEffect's definitions

Hollywood Ebola

Paris Hilton's nickname; a reference to the Ebola virus for its PERCEIVED remarkable spreading range and ability to resist or overcome vaccination.

Hollywood Ebola kicked and screamed the whole way to jail, cried and whined in jail, but came out looking like a million bucks to a sea of shutterbugs, all the while making a mockery of the system that tried to teach her a lesson. She's learned nothing and forgotten nothing.

by ReverseHaloEffect January 22, 2008

shit a brick

Lay a hard solid turd, usually a long and thick shot that can get stuck in the narrow passage of a toilet (and cause a serious overflow for your downstairs neighbor).

When I was told that I'd just shit a brick, I actually felt like I'd just shit a brick. (The latter uses the more accepted definition, associated with anxiety and stress.)

by ReverseHaloEffect May 12, 2020

Stepford wife

An obedient unquestioning individual of either gender, usually in a high-ranking position at a multinational office (e.g. politics). Based on the 1972 novel of the identical title, this use of the term moves beyond the "cult of domesticity" and expands as far as the public / political arena.

In this government, a strong independent representative is very much frowned upon, but a Stepford wife lasts for the entire term.

by ReverseHaloEffect November 4, 2020

pitchfork effect

A cognitive bias in which a subject is judged negatively as a whole based on a single and often circumstantial component. The opposite of the halo effect.

Bob: You’re going to see the new Sex and the City movie? That’s going to suck!
Kate: No, it isn’t. It’s just you and the pitchfork effect.
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Bob: You listen to Lady Gaga? How about listening to some real music for once?
Joe: I could care less about your taste in music; that’s just a pitchfork effect.

by ReverseHaloEffect July 4, 2010