the barker effect

a person who has average/high levels of intelligence but is unbelieveably slow at undertaking menial tasks, such as washing up, pouring a glass of water or trying to tie their shoe laces. following in on from this, people who they then come into contact with, end up becoming slow at tasks they are involved with, even if they are usually efficient.

Ben: hey buddy, howcome you're taking so long? we're going to miss our flight?

Tim: sorry, ive just been on the phone to matt, i don't know whats gotten over me

Ben: the barker effect strikes again

by timshoe November 4, 2011

The Nugget Effect

Surpassing a level of excruciating hunger wherein one becomes less hungry than originally anticipated.

The 300 chicken nugget challenge was on my mind all day. I refused to eat. Half an hour before go time, he decided to have a girl over and have some fun. I was livid. When we finally got to McDonalds an hour later I barely made it past 20 effectively making me the first to experience "The Nugget Effect".

by Reez91 November 22, 2011

The Slatkin Effect

The phenomenon by which a conversation is more interesting the quicker you pass by it.

"...I know, I couldn't believe it was stuck in his..." would be The Slatkin Effect in action.

by The_J_Man August 28, 2013

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

The Top Gear Effect

The theory that excessive watching of the car programme "top gear" by middle aged men can descend into the urge to attend decadent, homoerotic gatherings at car show rooms where men perform sexual role plays based on the relationship of the three presenters and fuck the exhausts of expensive cars.

The Top Gear Effect: "Have been binge watching Top Gear repeats on Dave recently and I keep having this really disturbing dream where I'm out riding horses in the desert dressed as a cowboy with Jeremy Clarkson and then when we pitch a tent. for a night... well I don't want to repeat that part of the dream."

by Louiefook April 2, 2016

The "Ezra Effect"

When a person of a higher skill level parties with a person of lower skill level, the higher skill player is to fall to the level of the lower skilled player.

James has been playing games with his brother too much, he just fell to bronze 4, he is suffering the "Ezra Effect"

by American Pi December 30, 2016

phantom menace effect

When you do something a second time and like it better because it can no longer disappoint you the way it did the first time.

1."I just watched Batman V Superman again."
"How was it?"
"Not as terrible as I remember."
"I think you're under the phantom menace effect."

2. "Wow, sex is so much better the second time!"
"Phantom menace effect my friend, phantom menace effect."

by flashwildecard January 8, 2017