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The Ballinger Effect

When one learns of another person or thing only after finding out that person or thing was involved with something bad, or some faced consequences for wrongdoing.
I didn’t know who Colleen Ballinger was until I saw her in the news because she did some crappy things.”

“I didn’t know who Logan Paul was until I heard he made a video making fun of a dead body in the Japanese suicide forest. Total Ballinger- Effect.”

“You didn’t know who that was until they got in trouble. That’s The Ballinger Effect for you.”
by Kitty V July 8, 2023
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Jack-effect

when your boyfriend named Jack cheats on you and suddenly every bad thing that happens is his doing
OMG i failed my chem test!! it must be the Jack-effect
by Poopypants555 May 13, 2022
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The Kitchen Effect

A phenomenon wherein human males will wear smaller sized clothes, with the desired effect of perceiving larger than they actually are.

The illusion is quickly deflated the moment said male is in the proximity of anyone who actually lifts.
Male 1: ‘Sam, you’re looking a bit bigger mate, you been training?’

Male 2: ‘Nah, just wearing a smaller t-shirt so I get away with not training properly.’

Male 1: “Ah, the Kitchen Effect.”
by WonderPlummetIntoSpace May 18, 2019
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Fifa Effect

An effect where something is made
anually yet bought in large numbers with not much improvements like the video game series Fifa.
Person A: so hyped for the new CoD!
Person B: it's the same game every year it's just a Fifa effect game!
by Some guy on discord January 18, 2020
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The Rowling Effect

A creator who made a thing, but later expands on what they created with useless (often contradictory & illogical) information. Often done out of spite or clout, rather than actual creative intent
Ugh the creator of The Matrix added some useless lore that has nothing to do with the actual message. It's the Rowling Effect man.
by KumaRadio August 9, 2020
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Fortz Effect

Being Italian and speaking, writing or communicating in some other way, verbosely and pedantically.
Person: Hey did they play Party Rock Anthem last night?
Fortz: Well yes but in my personal conviction, the song has become hackneyed, banal, platitudinous and trite.
Person: Thats literally all of the synonyms. Fortz effect.
by George Peabody Twerkington IV September 28, 2011
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Lando effect

After the Pierre effect we got the Lando effect. It’s named after the F1 driver Lando Norris. He usually wears beanies. The Lando effect it’s when the other drivers wears beanie.
by Imheretorhelpyou March 7, 2022
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