by Lumiac April 07, 2020
Coined from the numerous failed TBS (This Badge Sucks) WR (World Record) runs in the game "Pressure". This phenomenon happens when 1 person out of 50 people will disconnect at random. It doesn't matter who it is or how good everything is working out, there will always be 1 person of 50 who will disconnect.
by LePost James January 04, 2025
The chihuahua phenomenon is a phrase used to refer to the notion that smaller animals (like chihuahuas) often put up fights or attitudes far larger than their bodies could reasonably justify.
by Beybladerplayer July 11, 2023
The sudden inexplicable inability to demonstrate an action to an audience specifically summoned to view said action.
This phenomenon receives its name from the premise of a pet "talking" parrot who is suddenly silent when guests are invited to see it "talk." "I swear!," says the owner, "He says all kinds of stuff! He says 'hello', he says our names! Really! I don't know why he won't do it now...." while the guests nod and say, "Suuure, he talks. We totally believe you."
This phenomenon receives its name from the premise of a pet "talking" parrot who is suddenly silent when guests are invited to see it "talk." "I swear!," says the owner, "He says all kinds of stuff! He says 'hello', he says our names! Really! I don't know why he won't do it now...." while the guests nod and say, "Suuure, he talks. We totally believe you."
EXAMPLE:
You "Every time I try to load this page I get a weird error message. I restarted and everything. Come in here and look at this."
IT Employee: "OK, show me what it's doing."
You: Repeat action that has resulted in a error 17 times in a row. Page now loads no problem. "I swear, it was giving me an error every single time before you were standing here. Talking Parrot Phenomenon, right there."
IT Employee: Gives you skeptical eye.
You "Every time I try to load this page I get a weird error message. I restarted and everything. Come in here and look at this."
IT Employee: "OK, show me what it's doing."
You: Repeat action that has resulted in a error 17 times in a row. Page now loads no problem. "I swear, it was giving me an error every single time before you were standing here. Talking Parrot Phenomenon, right there."
IT Employee: Gives you skeptical eye.
by Death & Taxes April 10, 2013
"Doesn't it seem like the ride home was so much shorter than the ride to the concert?"
"Sounds like Goyal's Phenomenon."
"Sounds like Goyal's Phenomenon."
by Official Webster November 26, 2017
The Phenomenon in which a person craves validation from the opposite gender while liking the same gender.
They can be describes as Gay or Slow in some times.
Signs may show during puberty.
More common in short people
They can be describes as Gay or Slow in some times.
Signs may show during puberty.
More common in short people
by Odoeshit March 19, 2021
When a guy, primarily an unattractive one with a bad sense of fashion, steals your girlfriend and gets cheated on by her.
Girl: “Did you hear that Alex got cheated on by your ex gf?”
Boy: “That’s just the Ball Phenomenon, what can I say?”
Boy: “That’s just the Ball Phenomenon, what can I say?”
by EverythingISayIsAlwaysTrue October 14, 2023