the pyrocynical effect

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.

My channel has gone to shit.
Well, that's the pyrocynical effect for ya.

by Lucky_Icecube February 9, 2017

The Joe effect

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

by America1 January 9, 2013

The Keanu Effect

The act of being so wholesome and awesome that you inspire others around you to do the same.

“You’re breathtaking!” - The line that started the Keanu Effect

by Shotshell156 June 12, 2019

The Streisand Effect

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

The Dunkaroo Effect

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..

by TheRealYancy April 13, 2010

The beer effect

The beer effect occurs when you are in a restaurant with someone you don't know that well, and everybody gets like water or diet coke, until you order a beer, and everybody changes their mind and gets beer too :-)

Paul: - "I'll have a diet coke."
Sarah: - "I'll have a glass of water."
Martin: "I'll have a beer."
Paul: - "You know what, i'll have beer too. I don't want the coke.
Sarah: - "I'll have a beer as well"
Martin: "Yeah. Thats the beer effect."

by The Incredible nerd/junkie February 1, 2010

The Ingram Effect

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!"

by MilkAndEggs August 5, 2018