The phenomenon in which one navigates to a single video hosted on Youtube (either by URL from email, friend, forum post, by searching, or otherwise) and find yourself clicking on related videos until you wake up hours later to find yourself watching Chocolate Rain for the umpteenth time or enjoying the musical stylings of Rick Astley.
The YouTube Effect can apply to any other video, image, music, etc. site that shows related files or pages on whatever page you are viewing.
The YouTube Effect can apply to any other video, image, music, etc. site that shows related files or pages on whatever page you are viewing.
Shit, I told myself I'd only watch that ONE Lady Gaga video on YouTube, but before I knew it, it was 3 AM and I was watching mindless crap like fat ladies yelling at skater kids. Damn YouTube Effect...
by WerriamMebster February 02, 2010
Shorthand for "user/pass" or "username/password."
Generally used among 1337 hackers or IT professionals when discussing user credentials.
Generally used among 1337 hackers or IT professionals when discussing user credentials.
by WerriamMebster July 19, 2010
A phrase written (and sometimes shouted) after one notices their smartphone's auto-correct has corrected a typo to a word other than the one they had actually intended.
Usually, the user notices the incorrect correction after the message has been sent, which results in a frantic and rushed follow-up message to save face.
Usually, the user notices the incorrect correction after the message has been sent, which results in a frantic and rushed follow-up message to save face.
by WerriamMebster September 29, 2011
Jack is such a hyphen-whore. I proofread the first paragraph of his paper and found words like "lack-luster", "fully-blown", and "non-existent".
by WerriamMebster July 03, 2012
To purposely or erroneously give credit for a work or quote to a person other than the actual author, artist, or speaker.
"Honesty is the best policy" -- Jesus Christ
This is miscredited because there is no record of Jesus Christ saying this. The quote is actually credited to Benjamin Franklin.
Person A: "Smoke On The Water is my favorite Jimi Hendrix song!"
Person B: "That song is not by Jimi Hendrix... It's by Deep Purple"
This is miscredited because there is no record of Jesus Christ saying this. The quote is actually credited to Benjamin Franklin.
Person A: "Smoke On The Water is my favorite Jimi Hendrix song!"
Person B: "That song is not by Jimi Hendrix... It's by Deep Purple"
by WerriamMebster December 25, 2013