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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
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Wheatley Effect

The Wheatley Effect is a behaviour in which a person takes over a successful brand/ company/ rights of media, and ruin it with almost every change they do by choosing stupid decisions
Person 1: "Elon Musk changed that Twitter accounts that don't pay for a monthly subscription will temporarily be restricted to reading 600 posts per day"
Person 2: "that's some kind of Wheatley Effect bullshit"

Person 1: "Elon Musk chose to rebrand Twitter.com into X.com"
Person 2: "wow, the Wheatley Effect must really take place here"

David Zaslav, new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery following the merger, cancelling Batgirl, a nearly completed feature film, for tax reasons; and continuing to release 2023's The Flash, only for it to disastrously bomb at the box office is an example of the Whealtey Effect
by Nova_Wostra July 23, 2023
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Goldberg Effect

When a company intentionally invents new "schools of thought" with profit as the major incentive.
"Oh damn, those narcotics companies totally invented grammar to force more people into abuse! That's a classic Goldberg Effect!"
by Lil Giffel January 10, 2022
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the deerux effect

Term is used for people that you get slightest contact with them (even by looking at them) can cause you to develop brain damages.
Be careful around him I think he has the deerux effect.
by Kemtza September 10, 2020
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The 3691 Effect

The effect of where at a party when a guy gets desperate a not attractive girl may seem attractive.
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!!
by BBYO September 1, 2016
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The Cheerleader Effect

The Cheerleader Effect is when a group of women seem hot, but only as a group. Just like with Cheerleaders they seem hot, but take each one of them individually - sled dogs
" I am not impressed with the talent in here tonight. " says Barney.
" Look, there's hot group of girls over there. " says Lily.
" That, my friend is the cheerleader effect, look at each of them individually. " says Barney.
" Woah, I see what you mean! " says Lily.
by Tom Movi January 1, 2010
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