Kratzer Effect

The Kratzer Effect is a phenomenon that occurs when a contradictory inquiry truly has no solution

"If you put ice in coffee, when you drink it will it be cold or hot?"
"Well, the ice makes it cold. But, the coffee is already hot. The Kratzer Effect strikes again."

by E. Kratzer March 28, 2023

Wal-Mart effect

The mass closure of small business in a city or town caused by Wal-Mart setting up shop there

Many small businesses have closed across America because of the Wal-Mart effect.

by Aaron, Earl of Vermilion March 13, 2009

The Lego Effect

The Lego Effect is a strange phenomenon in which a person actively searches for something they need at a specific moment and despite the fact that they have seen the object in question 20 times when they did not need it, they are unable to find it at the time it is needed.

Where is that that straight 2x6 piece?! I saw it twenty goddamn times when I didn't need it!

Sounds like a bad case of The Lego Effect

by Doctor Shenanigans March 14, 2013

the toradora effect

When you know exactly what is going to happen in a TV show/movie, but you get emotional about it anyways.

Person A: "I knew from the beginning that Taiga and Ryuuji get together at the end of 'Toradora', but I cried all the same."
Person B: "You just experienced the Toradora effect."

by The Astral King May 14, 2018

The Shabbat Effect

Something that happens to Jews that are shomer Shabbat. Essentially, what happens is that because they can’t turn on/off lights on Shabbat, they become very hesitant of doing so during the week, and begin to always hesitate before flipping a light switch

Joseph: **reaches for light switch, then hesitates, then flips it**

Mendel: Why’d you just hesitate to turn on the lights?

Joseph: It’s the Shabbat effect.

by 809 May 6, 2019

Maximus Bucharest Effect

/'bu kəˈrɛst ɪˈfɛkt'/
A living representation of what we are living in

"The Maximus Bucharest Effect is at play here"

by Mogg1001 May 25, 2019

The Ricciardo effect

The Ricciardo effect is named after the Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo. If someone has the Ricciardo effect it means that someone is very good looking, has a great smile and has big dick energy

Why does Pierre Gasly have the Ricciardo effect ?

Because he is good looking, has a great smile and has big dick energy.

by YaMoMcauseIm2Cool4School January 9, 2022