The Sam Effect

When Sam feeds for first 30 minutes of a DotA game, only to come back by last hitting all the enemies he can.

Tom: "OMG Sam is feeding again on Sniper"
Darren: "Don't worry he'll come back from our god tier 9k plays later on and carry us"
Tom: "Thank fuck, I'm too retarded to carry us lategame"
Darren: ""The Sam Effect" it never ends"
Tom: "Fucking kill me"

by Joe. King October 7, 2016

Erica effect

When one is overcome with happiness due to the anticipation/sensation of hanging out with Erica

The Erica effect really got to me after she arrived back in Knoxville

by Keat65 January 8, 2020

The Karley Effect

1. When your friends start to adopt your lingo because you use it so much

2. When you somehow make people fall in love with you without trying

1. Charlie: I’m not drinking tonight
Mitchell: are the rents staying in?

2. Charlie: this girl won’t leave me alone, I think she’s in love with me. It’s the karley effect

by Laila Andrews April 13, 2020

Joker Effect

When there is a character in a movie that is forced into a position where the audience can say “it’s not his fault, it’s society’s fault for making him like this”

Person 1: I feel like he deserves to get away scot free as society made him into that way
Person 2: Dude he literally killed a celebrity on National Television. I think you fell victim to the Joker Effect

by Mansharkoftheseas November 11, 2021

Aaron Effect

The Aaron effect is an instance where "aaron's" actions are ridiculed, or undermined more fiercely than others.

Thats the aaron effect right there!

by FatDubs December 19, 2018

windex effect

Optical illusion when someone walks/runs into a clear, very clean glass (usu. sliding) door, thinking the door's open.

Person #1- (bumping head on glass door) "Ow!"
Person #2- Looks like the windex effect gotcha.

by JenParker April 9, 2010

The Trainline Effect

An observable effect that results in the myopic and inattentive rejection of newer technology without logic and reason, and accusing the technology of causing issues that are simply human error (while the technology provides accurate information based on the request made by the user). This can be observed amongst large samples of the railway workforce.

I observed The Trainline Effect in action as the militant RMT rep once again blogged about a broken ticket machine, exclaiming “COMPUTERS NEVER WORK!”

by Dow Jones March 22, 2023