what happens to every lady who lays her eyes on or talks to niko, resulting in flirting and sometimes heart break.
by busta brown... skin November 14, 2010

When someone claims something, but they have no evidence to back it up, or come up with fake or disproved information.
"The earth is flat!"
"Do you have any proof?"
"Shut up!"
"What you're doing right now is the riggio effect."
"Do you have any proof?"
"Shut up!"
"What you're doing right now is the riggio effect."
by Nathan's Username October 18, 2019

Guy 1- I can't believe I got with that girl last night at the party. She's ugly!
Guy 2- it's the 3691 Effect!!
Guy 2- it's the 3691 Effect!!
by BBYO September 1, 2016

The sobering effect of hanging out with someone who is way drunker than you, bringing your buzz down in comparison to theirs
We were all drinking and having a great time until Mike showed up at the party 10 tequila shots in, no one felt quite as drunk anymore. That's the Dickerson Effect, man.
by lartheloser May 8, 2015

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.
Nah bro it's just the Joseph Effect.
by Lingulini February 14, 2022

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
Jonny: No not really, you must be experiencing the sophomore effect
Howard: Fuck you
by wafflegalaxy September 3, 2012

When a task you enjoyed doing by yourself previously becomes less fun when you're told to do it.
Like when you decide to be a good person and do the dishes, and then your parents ask you to do the dishes. You then no longer want to do the dishes.
Like when you decide to be a good person and do the dishes, and then your parents ask you to do the dishes. You then no longer want to do the dishes.
You: "I was going to clean my room because I wanted to, but then my mom yelled at me to clean my room. Now I don't feel like cleaning it"
Friend: "Man that's the dishwasher effect."
Friend: "Man that's the dishwasher effect."
by JimsGT October 22, 2020
