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

The Dickerson Effect

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

The Restaurant Effect

Subconsciously drinking water at a restaurant while the waiter refills the glass, resulting in a continuous need to use the bathroom throughout the meal.

This is most often seen in nervous people on first dates

Joe: I drank so much water before she arrived! And when she did, I had to leave to go to the bathroom four times during dinner! She probably thinks I'm so weird...

Steve: don't worry man, you were just suffering from the restaurant effect. It could have happened to anyone!

by Flying starfruit July 30, 2016

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

Riffle effect

Busting a load on your own face

That dude just riffled himself, riffle effect

by D down for real June 21, 2015

Gorillaz Effect

When you listen to a song for the first time, and don't really like it, then listen to it a couple more times, and now it's your favorite song.

Gorillaz - Sound Check (Gravity)
The Gorillaz Effect:
1st listen: mmmh... strange song

2nd listen: yeah, it's pretty good

3rd listen: GRAVIT EH EH EH EH EH EHHHHHHH!!!!

by surrealreal_ March 10, 2021