The Schwarzenegger Effect

the phenomenon where seemingly rational and intelligent people are given a choice between a regular, sensible, safe option and a completely absurd and random option...and in a lapse of hilarity...think to themselves "wouldn't it be funny if" and place a joke vote towards the laughable choice, thinking there is no way this will happen...

...unaware that millions of other seemingly rational and intelligent people have also thought of this and thus creating a tragically hilarious scenario where the joke candidate or choice has been chosen and is now in control of their daily lives, unfortunately.

John thought it would be funny to vote "Katy Perry" as the next United States senator from his state just so he could tell his co-workers the next day, unaware that The Schwarzenegger Effect would now place the pop singer in firm control of his state's government and his parents' health insurance coverage.

by bottomboy tj September 5, 2019

The Donald Trump Effect

When an accomplished individual becomes the target of a social media firestorm and general wave of hate. Generally caused by the individual doing/saying things that are generally frowned upon or disliked by a very vocal community. Usually results in two sided verbal conflict between opposing viewpoints.

Guy #1: "Hey, did you hear what happened to Elon Musk?"
Guy #2: "No. Did Space X do something cool?"
Guy #1: "He got hit with The Donald Trump Effect."
Guy #2: "NOT ELON!!!!"

by anonymous June 16, 2019

The Fortnite Effect

1) Game A gets popular
2) People start bashing Game A saying it sucks.
3) When the next big game (Game B) releases, everyone starts praising Game A, pretending they never hated it. Ever.

Minecraft is awesome? Weren't you calling it "cancerous" in 2016? Ladies and Gentlemen, the fortnite effect in action.

by Crondom July 10, 2019

The Kade Effect

The effect causing people to not finish single player video games due to the ease of access to said video games. Often caused by the purchase of games by ones parents.

Bro I think my friend has The Kade Effect, he never finished Spiderman.

by MasonGrylls December 17, 2019

Lore Master Effect

A lite version of code-switching that takes place within the same language, but changes the tone of one's inner dialogue or speaking or writing style to temporarily correlate with environmental factors such as the voice of narration in a book, watching television shows in a slightly different dialect, or being in a different setting which changes the grade level of word choice such as attending college or joining the Marines. Coined by Vinnford Sansbury in the book Vaults of Lore - Agicalia Volume One: Magic's End

I can't stop cussing ever since I got out of the military because of this fucking Lore Master Effect!

by VinnfordSansbury August 6, 2020

The Vsauce Effect

A term used when you feel like you've learned a lot, yet nothing at the same time. It is based off of how many feel after watching Vsauce videos.

Jake: "I just finished watching that new movie review, it totally had The Vsauce Effect!"
Paul: "Yeah bro, I learned so much, but nothing at the same time! Crazy!"

by Niger Prince August 21, 2020

The Flanders Effect

When people hate you because you are truly a better person then they are. People hate you for being kind, more attractive, smarter or any similar virtuous quality.

“Stupid Flanders is half my weight and twice my age!” — Homer Simpson

Ex: “Attorney Brandt S. is such a horrible person and, was experiencing The Flanders Effect so badly, that he couldn’t even bring himself to speak to his kind, beautiful, intelligent client named Meg B.”

by The5thNov September 5, 2020