mirage effect

when youre sitting in a bar and you spot a good looking girl. the mirage effect comes into play when you spot her. more often than not, this girl is going to seem much finer than she really is. picture yourself in a desert, thirsty for water. you find a bottle of dirty evian. this bottle seems much more attractive, and so you fall for the mirage effect.

-dude that bird is fiiiiiine!
-dude i totally know

two hours later, to a third dude

-dude you see that bird?
-ye, nice!
-hmm not really...are you sure you didnt just fall for the ME (=mirage effect).

by henrizzle-yo2 March 11, 2009

Godwin Effect

An effect wherein any otherwise logical or reasonable argument becomes invalid simply through the referencing Nazism, the resulting imbroglio and fevered invoking of Godwin's Law thus rendering productive debate impossible.

Person 1: Your political agenda seems to hold many direct similarities to the politics of the Nazi Party in pre-WWII Germany, doesn't that concern you?
Person 2: ZOMG!! Godwin!! You are mean, and crazy!!!
Person 3: Yeah, dude...I agree with you, but you can't call someone a Nazi! WTF?!?
Person 1: But...it's a valid comparison!
Person 2 & 3: You just called people Nazis! GTFO!!
Person 1: Fucking Godwin Effect!

by LandOfDoom January 25, 2011

marvel effect

When a movie franchise starts pumping out bland movies every year, and still people watch it anyway

"Let's hope Star Wars doesn't get ruined by the marvel effect"

by thealienfromuranus October 10, 2017

Jamie Effect

The Jamie Effect refers to the act by restaurant staff of putting Jamie Cullum music to cause a change the tempo/mood of the night causing people to ask for their bill and leaving the restaurant. Jamie Cullum effect doesnt work because the music is bad but rather due to it amazing ability to cause a mood change/ tempo change within the restaurant instantaneously. The Jamie Effect is used by the restaurant staff as a polite method of indicating to the remaining customers that it is now time to leave.

"hey man time to jamie it up"

"jamie effect strikes again"

"we need to jamie it up asap"

"oh man the jamie effect isnt working tonight, its too loud in here"

by bond123123 August 23, 2011

The Manilla Effect

An unusual phenomenon where a large group of people remember something differently than how it occurred. This effect originated in 2010 when a women posted a picture on facebook of a box of Nilla Wafers with the caption, "I love Manilla Wafers!" Thousands then came forward swearing the brand was "Manilla Wafers", hence dubbing the now famous Manilla Effect

guy 1) You know what they say, life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get
guy 2) No bro, it's life WAS like a box of chocolates
guy 1) Woah... The Manilla Effect is so crazy man

by BackontopinJune November 30, 2020

The visage effect

When you can excuse a girl's bum because of her face (excuse the lack of bum) or the good physique over the face

Nah fam She ain't got that big back but I excuse it's The visage effect you get me

by the word connoisseur May 31, 2017

HBO Effect

When a craptastic movie becomes more enjoyable after watching it over and over again on HBO or any other pay cable station.

"I really thought Couples Retreat sucked in the theater, but strangely, thanks to the HBO Effect, I've actually come to like it after watching it 45 times on HBO"

by Ondine1927 September 3, 2011