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A for effort

Not the worst attempt. Perhaps if you invested a little more time and brain work, you would get something that you can actually be proud of instead of this pile of rubbish.
Boy : Hey sweetie, I got you something
Girl : Oh Wow! What did you get me?
Boy : A Brand New Star Wars T-shirt
Girl : *sigh* Oh well. A for Effort.
by Beewol April 22, 2016
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the kevin effect

(from tik tok dancer @kevinvilay_) when someone can’t stop dancing and dances 24/7. symptoms of the Kevin effect include listening to tik tok songs, the sudden urge to dance, and literally dancing to anything.
bea: i’ve been dancing all day
aaron: must be the kevin effect
by bea :* November 4, 2019
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effed

"Fucked", the watered down way. Used by people afraid to cuss, usually.
"Dude... that's effed up..."
by Doa October 29, 2003
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Bathtub Sink Effect

Those times when you use your bathtub to heat your sink. A lot of times when one washes their hands at the sink and turns the water on hot, nothing but cold water comes out of the faucet. By letting the water in the bathtub run for about 10-15 seconds, the water heats up. Then you turn off the water in the bathtub, run your water on hot at the sink, and in a couple of seconds, you have hot water running at the sink.
Normally when the Bathtub Sink Effect is not done, you can run the sink water for minutes and get nothing but cold water even though you have it on hot.
by Dancing with Fire December 14, 2010
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manatee effect

When someone possess negative traits to such an extreme that the person appears to exhibit the opposite positive trait.

Similar to how a manatee is so ugly that it is perhaps the most beautiful creature on Earth.
Guy 1: Dude, she's pretty cute.

Guy 2: What are you talking about, she looks like a man, and not a good lookin' one at that.

Guy 1: Oh... I guess you're right, the manatee effect had me going there for a second.
by SMSchoirboy October 8, 2011
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The Scooby Doo Effect

When someone undeservingly stumbles upon success, through sheer luck and usually minimal skill of their own, similar to that of the cartoon character Scooby Doo who would often catch the villain by literally stumbling upon them, usually after he had fallen over or been involved in some sort of zany accident.
Person 1: Hey, how'd you go in that exam?
Person 2: Dude I got like 95%
Person 1: How? I got like 65% and you told me you didn't even study
Person 2: It's the Scooby Doo Effect man.
by Opium Daydream July 21, 2010
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Carter Effect

The period of time following an extremely unpopular president during which the opposing party maintains control of the presidency. The "Carter Effect" represents the collective institutionalized public animus and national fatigue evoked and often associated with an unpopular president which creates a bias and passion against voting for candidates from the same party.

The term is associated with Democratic President James Earl Carter who was very unpopular following his presidency. It took three presidential terms or 12 years before the negative feelings that a majority of Americans had for Carter's Presidency subsided to the point where the nation was once again willing to elect a Democratic president. Today a majority of Americans rate Carter's executive performance significantly higher then when he left office. (LS)

Presently the country is experiencing the "Bush Effect" a time in which feelings regarding the Bush Presidency have left significant numbers of Americans feeling upset with George W. Bush's Presidency and unwilling to support any Republican candidates.
"The Carter Effect" left it difficult for Democrats to regain control of the White House for 12 years.
by nycesq June 24, 2009
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