The Pyrocynical Effect, also known as sad among several other names, is a definition applied when a bad situation somehow gets even worse then when it originally started.
by Lucky_Icecube February 9, 2017

Anyone name Joe that has the potential to make a situation that much better whether that is taking a bad situation to a good or a good situation to great. Hence the Joe effect.
Johnny: Dawg this party is dull.. I hope Joe shows up... (30mins later)
Johnny: Dawg this party is off the chain since Joe showed up
Jack: man that's called the Joe effect
Johnny: Dawg this party is off the chain since Joe showed up
Jack: man that's called the Joe effect
by America1 January 9, 2013

by Shotshell156 June 12, 2019

The Streisand effect is a primarily online phenomenon in which an attempt to censor or remove a piece of information has the opposite effect and instead drags attention
Urban Dictionary sucks - said on named site creates The Streisand Effect with lots of thumbs down dragging up the result
by barrust March 27, 2010

When you have 1 substance (dunkaroos) which should be used with another substance 2 (frosting), and you end up with way more leftover substance 1 or 2 and you have no idea what to do with the substance in question.
Shant: Damn homie, I have all this frosting but no Dunkaroos left, what the hell am I supposed to do with this?
Brian: OMG dude, I dont know. Thats crazy. The Dunkaroo Effect is difficult to overcome..
Brian: OMG dude, I dont know. Thats crazy. The Dunkaroo Effect is difficult to overcome..
by TheRealYancy April 13, 2010

by #1 in Rex's Hit list November 12, 2020

To come to a realization that your current state (physical, mental, emotional, etc.) depends if you would of done something different long before now. Similar to the butterfly effect, but a lot less chaotic.
Andrew: "I wonder if I am this hungry because I decided to get a small fry instead of a large fry last week."
Tiffany: "You know what's that called, right?"
Andrew: "Me making a dumb decision?"
Tiffany: "No, silly! It's called The Ingram Effect!"
Andrew: "Hmm, so I didn't notice this before, but I got a small cut from the barber a few days back. Something like that?"
Tiffany: "Exactly!"
Tiffany: "You know what's that called, right?"
Andrew: "Me making a dumb decision?"
Tiffany: "No, silly! It's called The Ingram Effect!"
Andrew: "Hmm, so I didn't notice this before, but I got a small cut from the barber a few days back. Something like that?"
Tiffany: "Exactly!"
by MilkAndEggs August 5, 2018
