Goyal's Phenomenon

The feeling that the trip to a destination takes longer than the trip back

"Doesn't it seem like the ride home was so much shorter than the ride to the concert?"
"Sounds like Goyal's Phenomenon."

by Official Webster November 25, 2017

The Iren Style Phenomenon

The Phenomenon where when one artist makes their own interpretation of a character design, that usually receives comments that suggest the character looks off or doesn’t feel correct.

Originating from an artist named IrenDoesArts / IrenDoesAnimations whose art or interpretations of certain characters usually feels off due to their art style.

Person A: This is how I draw Character A, B and C.
Person B: Character B and C look off.

Person C: That's just A's art style.
Person D: This is the Iren Style Phenomenon, where something looks off because of interpretation or perspective, usually due to art style.

by Random!!! January 3, 2025

Steven Irvin phenomenon

Sporadic unplanned chaos balled into a not so compact mess of thoughtless actions

You could blame it on the steven Irvin phenomenon

by Dirty Lulu 87 November 17, 2022

Gretzky Phenomenon

The Gretzky phenomenon happens during trivia when an answer seems too obvious to possibly be the true answer, and hence the team misses the correct answer.

We faced the Gretzky phenomenon last night when the question master asked who had the most super bowls in NFL history.

by Gretzkyphenoms July 21, 2017

Patapim Phenomenon

a joke syndrome used to diagnose children who watched brainrot from June 2024-Present day. Optional "Not Otherwise Specified" suffix can be added too.

Patapim Phenomenon is named after Brr Brr Patapim.

by SodaliteFB August 24, 2025

A strange phenomenon in which the photographer is also the subject of the photograph

A strange phenomenon in which the photographer is also the subject of the photograph

A strange phenomenon in which the photographer is also the subject of the photograph

by Abel2 October 10, 2021

Jonas’ phenomenon

The Jonas‘ phenomenon describes a communicative device which can also be seen as a character trait. It defines a statement/testimony which is expressed in the opposite way of its original meaning, without an ironic emphasis. When looking at the intention's of its use, those are not always clear.

One can use the Jonas’ phenomenon to create an illusion of liking someone.

by konfuzius-15 September 14, 2022