Hungry Judge Phenomenon

That sounds like a pretty substantial miscarriage of justice if that is the case.

Hym "BUT Hungry Judge Phenomenon doesn't occur 100% of the time does it? And reminding them of their mortality has the same effect? So it isn't 'predetermined' it just 'largely affected by' which, again, means determinism wrong and dumb. I mean it sounds like we should mandate snacks for judges and convince everyone they're immortal."

by Hym Iam March 28, 2024

Patapim Phenomenon

a joke syndrome used to diagnose children who watched brainrot from June 2024-Present day. Optional "Not Otherwise Specified" suffix can be added too.

Patapim Phenomenon is named after Brr Brr Patapim.

by SodaliteFB August 24, 2025

The Dusttrust Phenomenon

A cycle where fan content gets repeatedly cancelled due to drama or leaks, only to then be revived and then later cancelled endlessly until people just give up.

"Dude, V.S Sonic.EXE has gotta be the worst case of the Dusttrust Phenomenon I've ever seen.

by SeargentStinky October 5, 2025

Gretzky Phenomenon

The Gretzky phenomenon happens during trivia when an answer seems too obvious to possibly be the true answer, and hence the team misses the correct answer.

We faced the Gretzky phenomenon last night when the question master asked who had the most super bowls in NFL history.

by Gretzkyphenoms July 21, 2017

Steven Irvin phenomenon

Sporadic unplanned chaos balled into a not so compact mess of thoughtless actions

You could blame it on the steven Irvin phenomenon

by Dirty Lulu 87 November 17, 2022

corsten phenomenon

In fantasy football, when a team's inexplicable draft choices (such as drafting two kickers) seem to produce similarly inexplicable early season successes, only to later result in disaster as opposing teams score unusually high scores in opposition week after week.

Bob's disaster of a season seems to be the results of the Corsten phenomenon.

by scooterodell February 27, 2016

The Havertz Phenomenon

When someone is irrationally disliked by the masses—not for what they do, but for how they feel to others. A mismatch of vibe and expectation. Named after Kai Havertz, the player people boo without knowing why.

A: “Yo why does everyone hate on Kai Havertz like that? He’s not even playing that bad.”
B: “Bro, that’s the Havertz Phenomenon. Man just exists and gets cooked for breathing.”

by El Patrón de Brissie June 11, 2025