Campanella Effect

The sense of almost boyish enthusiasm that comes over middle aged men when pursuing a hobby that requires expensive stuff and leaves non-hobbyists scratching their heads to figure out why it's so damned important. (Derived from Roy Campanella's observation about baseball: "You got to have a lot of little boy in you to play this game.")

When Jerry began talking about model railroading, it was easy to see the Campanella Effect in action.

by PaldanTheLesser October 22, 2011

vomino effect

When the sight and/or sound of a person vomiting causes others around him to vomit as well. A vomit domino effect.

The mere sight of Eddie vomiting on the water taxi caused a vomino effect among several other passengers.

by pass the bucket January 16, 2012

Clown Effect

When you and a good number of your comrades, preferably more than the number of car seats, pile into a car of any size to deliver street justice. When you approach the unsuspecting individual everyone files out of the car similar to the clowns exiting the tiny cars at the circus. You then proceed to deliver a beat down to the poor sap.

Man, that guy is such a douche I can't wait to Clown Effect him.

by Wimab July 12, 2012

ebay effect

When you get caught up in the moment of an auction or online purchase and buy something you don't really need.

Person 1: Uh why do you have 14 wine bottle stoppers?

Person 2: Ugh, i was shopping online and just had to have them, it's like my brain was taken over by the computer, stupid stupid ebay effect.

by Stoolie May 24, 2014

Phaneuf effort

To give a half assed, lethargic effort that usually results in miserable failure.

The pylon gave it a Phaneuf effort to check the offensive player by falling over his own feet and allowing the other team a goal.

by j squag April 3, 2015

IPR Effect

When a man is in a school with almost all guys and finds most, if not all the handful of girls attractive due to the lack of diversity in the female population.

I find this girl really attractive but I'm afraid it's just the IPR effect

by Its_Gerard10 March 11, 2016

dook effect

the effect in which someone will see a word as spelled correctly despite it being misspelled

The sign said "Please use side dook", but the person saw it as "Please use side door" because of the dook effect.

by Moximas December 25, 2016