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 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 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

Rexevy Effect

When you yoink your teammates prize money and proceed to get embarassed from then on in T3

Rexevy Effect is going 1-9 in CCS

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

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

SuLz Effect

You are playing multiplayer games and your squad is underperforming but when one of your squad members leaves the game unexpectedly and immediately after that your squad start dominating.

Person 1: How did you guys win with an incomplete squad?!
Person 2: I think it's just the sulz effect

by xGiGsh January 19, 2021