The Dotson Effect

Defined when rules that abundantly clear for absolutely everyone else, become subject to circumvention because the documentation is not designed for every "what if" condition.

The D.C.F.L is under the Dotson Effect once again due to the Ballers GM having an issue with the add/drop process.

by Gary Gaslighter October 18, 2023

The Livelesson Effect

A point where technology glitches to the point of insanity.

"Currently the meeting is suffering from the LiveLesson effect."

by Saint_Psyduck February 25, 2021

The Gehe Effect

The Gehe Effect (TGE) is wanting desperately to know absolutly everything about someone you've never met or never talked to, this causes a puppy love-like longing that can turn into aggressive stalking and/or adorably crushing on the one causing the effect. These things can lead to an odd senpai idealism or actual feelings for the effector. Sometimes the effected never actually have any kind of contact what so ever with their effector but prefer to wallow in their unrequited love from afar until the effect passes or the effected looses interest.

Jillian: OMG! Spencer is so crushing on Jill, but he's never talked to her before x3.
Olivia: Lol, Jill is having The Gehe Effect on him.
Jillian: Totes! He wanted me to tell him all about how she likes to be treated, he really wants to make her feel loved! It's so cute!

by Matakatari August 30, 2014

xerox effect

when the name of a brand has been so widely accepted for referring to an item that many people only use the brand name as the name of the item.

Asking for a kleenex rather than a tissue is a good example of the xerox effect.

by 1-800-spunjah August 22, 2020

Flashlight Effect

When a male/female takes a face selfie, and turns on flash which makes the persons face appear better. Blemishes, scars, etc. become transparent

Cassidy: hey dude i met this awesome chick last night on instagram bro
Jack: Stellar! Are you gonna date her?
Cassidy: well, yea-
Malcomn: wait! let me see a picture of her
Cassidy: well you can't really see her face, the picture has a lot of flash
Malcomn: The flashlight effect dude....
Cassidy: rats...

by akunissinuka May 8, 2014

skes effect

skes is a discord server with 2.1k members yet when they do @everyone or @here, only 6-17 people come, this is known as the skes effect and is being spread on to other servers as we speak, to prevent this effect there are 3 simple steps, 1) be any other server other than skes 2) have a server named something other than skes 3) don't be skes

"bro have you visited skes recently"
"yeah it's like a waste land"
"thats the skes effect i guess."

by Mellson January 17, 2021

Nabokov Effect

The Nabokov effect is a phenomenon in media that starts off as a ironic self expressive "pointing fun at it" media that the consumers (majority) turn into romanticization or idealization of a particular action or lifestyle. Nabokov's Lolita is the blueprint of such, he wrote a book called Lolita from the pedophiles (Humbert-Humbert's) prespective. Hollywood took it upon themself to turn the message into a 180° pedophilia romanticization media.

Other examples include (but not limited to):
Filthyfrank's persona, Lana Del Rey (fem manipulator) music, killing stalking (manga).

Bro I do not like my gf always listening to Lana Del Rey, she now want's the break up with me and be a trophy wife!

The nabokov effect and it's consequences

by Fairyjuggalo March 25, 2022