The law of physics that states that if
one girl screams for something, it will
make other girls scream, and then it
grows exponentially until all girls
within a five mile radius are screaming.
one girl screams for something, it will
make other girls scream, and then it
grows exponentially until all girls
within a five mile radius are screaming.
No girl really likes *NSYNC, but because of the Garmlich Effect, they all freak out when ever they're on the radio.
by Darth Sarah April 4, 2009
Get the Garmlich Effectmug. The lingering, long-term damage caused to an area by chemical contamination at the hands of a major corporation.
Made famous by the movie "Erin Brockovich", the town of Hinkley, California suffered large scale contamination of its drinking water with hexavalent chromium, a lethal chemical known to cause cancer and damage the respiratory system, kidneys, liver, skin and eyes. In 1996 the residents of Hinkley were awarded the largest settlement payout in history from PG&E, but many left the area afterwards, fearing continued deception at the hands of the company. It's now largely a ghost town - that's the Hinkley Effect.
by Danny Anonymous September 27, 2020
Get the Hinkley Effectmug. Describes a double-standard, where elected officials do not care about civil rights violations concerning ordinary citizens, but scandalize similar violations when they happen to them.
Coined by Edward Snowden.
Coined by Edward Snowden.
"It's equally if not more concerning that we're seeing another 'Merkel Effect,' where an elected official does not care at all that the rights of millions of ordinary citizens are violated by our spies, but suddenly it's a scandal when a politician finds out the same thing happens to them."
Edward Snowden in an interview with NBC news.
Edward Snowden in an interview with NBC news.
by dzire187 April 22, 2014
Get the Merkel Effectmug. The retired Navy SEAL, ultra marathon, public speaker and author David Goggins’ effect to empower people. The effect causes people to push themselves to the extreme and to break physical barriers and challenges. Often used with quotes from him such as, “They don’t know me son” and “Who’s going to carry the boats”
“I heard Dave started running”
“Yea, he just ran his first ultramarathon last week.”
“Must be the Goggins’ effect”
“Yea, he just ran his first ultramarathon last week.”
“Must be the Goggins’ effect”
by PunctualPanda June 24, 2023
Get the Goggins’ effectmug. In Dead By Daylight, when the survivors see the killer is The Legion, most of them will disconnect immediately.
Person 1: “Dude, I was playing Legion and 3 of the survivors disconnected!”
Person 2: “That’s the legion effect for you, no one likes going against The Legion.”
Person 2: “That’s the legion effect for you, no one likes going against The Legion.”
by devially October 21, 2022
Get the The Legion Effectmug. You and your friends are talking about pizza, and someone else walks in the room who couldn't hear your conversation, and says "Damn, I want some pizza."
When someone else mentions something from a past conversation, without having been a part of it, or overhearing it.
When someone else mentions something from a past conversation, without having been a part of it, or overhearing it.
by WeberO July 15, 2018
Get the Maftan Effectmug. When you know exactly what is going to happen in a TV show/movie, but you get emotional about it anyways.
Person A: "I knew from the beginning that Taiga and Ryuuji get together at the end of 'Toradora', but I cried all the same."
Person B: "You just experienced the Toradora effect."
Person B: "You just experienced the Toradora effect."
by The Astral King May 14, 2018
Get the the toradora effectmug.