Vulture-Effect

1)Behavior demonstrated by people who become fixated on the death of a celebrity- many of whom may not of been fans of the celebrity while alive.
2)A term used to describe explosive celebrity after death.

1) After her death, Amy Winehouse's music experienced a surge of popularity due to the vulture-effect.
2)Due to the vulture-effect, artists, little known in life, become icons after death.
(Example: Jeff Buckley)

by Selfsamenature September 3, 2018

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Licho Effect

An effect used when you serve your self dinner, sit down, forget your fork, making you have to ask someone for one.

"Don't forget your fork I don't wanna deal with the Licho Effect."

by uknowncs September 10, 2018

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kettle effect

knowing something will happen but not knowing when.

A watched kettle takes longer to boil...

The kettle effect

The kettle effect is driving me mad, when will I get my new contract

by Camo Clown April 3, 2018

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The Vienna effect

N/noun

The effect of an area that has less attractive people. It forces you to lower or change your standards.
This effect was first discovered in vienna va

Person 1: Look at her, she’s at least a 9
Person 2: that’s the Vienna effect she’s a 5

by Pit May 17, 2018

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virgin effect

When a women believes she’s in love with the guy who she lost her virginity to and never leaves them alone even after they break up

she doesn’t even know you exist as a man.. she’s under the virgin effect

by Virgin effect May 26, 2018

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The Backrooms Effect

Adding unnecessary details/mechanics that dilute the creep factor of a concept (or game) that's already creepy and/or interesting in its own right.

"This story adaption would have been so much better if the author didn't pull The Backrooms Effect and add extreme gore zombies, and time travel to the story."

by Nanner Machines, Bwoy August 11, 2022

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