Take effect

A person or object getting affected by a resource in the moment.

“Took about twenty minutes before the pills started to take effect”
“The substance took effect when introduced to the mixture

by MrMrToast September 27, 2020

The James Effect

The James Effect happens when an unspecified James breaks up with a girl causing seamlessly random events to occur generally causing a part of the victims personality to exaggerate

Person 1: Damn did you break up with your girlfriend

James: yes

Person 1: I mean she was bad enough already God knows what The James Effect will do to her

by Woody252619 October 2, 2020

The James Effect

When a James breaks up with a girl it can cause part of that girls deep personality to be exaggerated and can seem to effect anybody randomly

"hey did you hear, James broke up with his girlfriend"

"she was bad enough as she was, who knows what the James effect will do to her"

by Woody252619 October 2, 2020

The Kesselman Effect

when a man appears more attractive than he actually is due to his unattractive friend group

Emily: "Hey Nat, do you think that boy is cute?"
Natalie: "No, I think its The Kesselman Effect"

by disgustingggg October 3, 2020

The Birdy Effect

The process by which any sufficiently timeless song will eventually get a stripped-down, slow tempo acoustic cover, usually featuring ethereal female vocals (à la Birdy or Ellie Goulding).

John Lewis Christmas ads are a gold mine for this.

"Why is this cover of Party Rock Anthem so depressing?" -The Birdy Effect

by Bbeorn October 15, 2020

The Gang Effect

Any situation in which a large group of people are crossing the street, with or without the walk signal causing cars to stop due to the sheer size of the group.

Kane was starting to get pissed off when the signal hadn't changed from STOP to WALK for 15 minutes, so he just crossed the street right behind a gang. Thank god for the gang effect.

by TheW@ffle October 20, 2012

The Graveler effect

A strange occurrence that is common in video games. It happens when you can't find something that you commonly see when you aren't looking for it. The effect is named after the 75th pokemon of the Kanto region Graveler and its tendancy to disappear when you look for it. This is surprisingly a very common effect.

Nerd 1: "I can't find my soul silver! It was right here all week!"
Nerd 2: "Its the Graveler effect."

by B00G3RFAC3! June 25, 2012