The Curtis Effect

The Curtis Effect is the action in which a person has something done to them, but this person takes either way to long to realise what's happened (a major delayed reaction) or to over emphasise the action done to them, for example someone getting punched and the person that gets hit would fly across the room. This effect tends to take place to people with 100 subscriber YouTube channels and above (this isn't yet known why).

*Person 1 hits Person 2*
(Person 3) "Why did he go so far"
(Person 4) "Must be the Curtis Effect again"

by LilSqeezyWert September 13, 2018

Urinal Effect

When a group of people are faced with a row of seats or something similar, those people will tend to sit in every other seat so as not to be creepy to the other people

Comes from the unspoken etiquette of men’s bathrooms that states that they can never use a urinal next to one that another man is using.

“I can’t sit down in any of these seats or I’ll be creepy! I’ve fallen victim to the Urinal Effect!”

by The Ginger Snap no. 2 June 2, 2018

ASWRB Effect

Is the effect of a rust server getting abandoned in 2 days because members of the ASWRB clan joined the game.
No one knows why it happens...

Admin: Why is my server empty?

Someone: It's called a ASWRB Effect

by padenuki May 5, 2018

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

The lindsey effect

When a person named lindsey comes into your life and some how makes you think about her all the time to the point she has imprinted into your life then she later leaves you making your life even worse.

Darla: Ugh this class hasn't been the same after Lindsey its gotten even worse in here

Roxanne: Ong the Lindsey effect

by Roxannehy08 February 7, 2023

the cartman effect

The Cartman effect is when you're dating someone toxic & you turn into them

Girl 1: that girl is totally dating someone toxic

Girl 2: Ikr she better break up with him before the Cartman effect happens

by NWORDNWORD February 19, 2023

2020 Effect

A societal wide misperception of time due to a shared experience of isolation

“Dude why does 2017 feel so close still?”
“That’s the 2020 Effect for you.”

by ari.07.official October 13, 2023