When one is given something they are told does not work for a stated purpose, ever...yet, miraculously works for exactly the purpose that it was stated to never work. While symptoms may not dissipate entirely, the root cause is cured entirely. Similarly to Tim Tebow as an NFL quarterback leading his team to wins despite the naysayers. Opposite of the placebo effect.
M: Yo dude, I had a killer hangover this morning...then after we blazed that J, I feel amazing!
K: Yea, man. MJ is medicinal.
M: But that phd I was dating said it has no medicinal value!
K: Platebow effect. MJ delivers, always. Ignore the naysayers.
K: Yea, man. MJ is medicinal.
M: But that phd I was dating said it has no medicinal value!
K: Platebow effect. MJ delivers, always. Ignore the naysayers.
by His Majesty the King November 26, 2011
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Dillon: Dude that bitch Rebecca gave me the Gazebo Effect special last night
Darren: You mad nasty nigga
Darren: You mad nasty nigga
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Get the Cheshire Effect mug.When a video game becomes popularly hated due to its fandom as opposed to the game itself. Part of cringe culture. Often results in a hatewagon.
"Let's play Fortnite!"
"Eugh, why Fortnite? That game sucks. The community is filled with whining kids."
"Didn't you have the same reaction to Undertale? It was a good game but the community ruined it? Isn't most Fortnite hate just another Undertale effect?"
"Eugh, why Fortnite? That game sucks. The community is filled with whining kids."
"Didn't you have the same reaction to Undertale? It was a good game but the community ruined it? Isn't most Fortnite hate just another Undertale effect?"
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Get the Undertale Effect mug.The event where if a food uses too much ketchup and someone considers it good, it is because they like the taste of ketchup and not the overall dish. This can also apply with other condiments like hot sauce.
The following meatloaf has been affected by the ketchup effect.
Dude 1: "Dang dude, this meatloaf is so good!"
Dude 2: "The hell are you talking about? This shit tastes like ketchup."
Dude 1: "Dang dude, this meatloaf is so good!"
Dude 2: "The hell are you talking about? This shit tastes like ketchup."
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Get the Ketchup effect mug.The Knecht Effect describes the statistical certainty that, if one has many possessions, at least one will always be in a state of disrepair. In other words -- something always needs fixing. The underlying math is simple, being based on expansion of the binomial (a + b)^n, where "a" represents the probability of something being in good working order, "b" is the probability of it needing to be fixed (note that a + b = 1.0), and "n" is the number of possessions one owns.
(named after the research psychologist, William R. Knecht (pronounced like "connect"), who first noted the phenomenon)
(named after the research psychologist, William R. Knecht (pronounced like "connect"), who first noted the phenomenon)
As I got older, I became a victim of the Knecht Effect. I owned so much stuff that at least one thing was always broken, and I was spending half my life getting stuff fixed.
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