niko effect

what happens to every lady who lays her eyes on or talks to niko, resulting in flirting and sometimes heart break.

when she saw niko she got the niko effect like everybody else

by busta brown... skin November 14, 2010

Petronella Effect

The sudden and unexplained urge for a business owner to resist properly paying his/her/ze’s employees.

“WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT YOU ARE JACK! WHERE’S MY MONEY? ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM THE PETRONELLA EFFECT OR SOMETHING?

by MikeTrout69 June 1, 2019

Riffle effect

Busting a load on your own face

That dude just riffled himself, riffle effect

by D down for real June 21, 2015

Gatsby Effect

When a person's friends or acquaintances agree to uphold untrue stories about the friend for the sake of helping that friend impress others, especially a romantic interest.

"Rick told me that Marty graduated from Yale and used to work for Disney!"

"Aw, Marty hasn't done any of that. That's just Ricky using the Gatsby Effect to help him date you."

by Fits Gerald June 15, 2013

Photoelectric Effect

A sheet of metal only reflects certain wavelengths of light due to magic we call quantum theory.

I stopped paying attention to classes when we photoelectric effect began leading into quantum theory. Got a passing grade of C-, though.

by Bad C dev February 27, 2021

Sophomore Effect

The act of becoming a sophomore in high school and hating on freshmen just because you are now a sophomore.

Howard: Hey Jonny, don't you just hate freshman now that we're sophomores?

Jonny: No not really, you must be experiencing the sophomore effect

Howard: Fuck you

by wafflegalaxy September 3, 2012

The Joseph Effect

Joseph Effect - a phenomenon that makes us question even the skill of ourselves. In February 2022, the famed New York Times crossword puzzle made it the theme, and defined it as, "a hex that enables terrible teammates of Joseph's recyclable plastic elo, to que up in your match, while allowing enemies of your higher silver-gold elo to connect as well, creating an unbalanced game that makes you question your capabilities as a player"

Man, we got shit on this game, I think I might be getting worse...
Nah bro it's just the Joseph Effect.

by Lingulini February 14, 2022