When someone occupies a weight machine so you can't use it but they just sit there, napping, texting, chatting, whatever.
by Mel A Tonin April 25, 2017
Synonym for the Dunning-Kruger effect.
That Guy is such an ignorant and arrogant flat earther he suffers from severe Riley-Knodel effect. Even worse than Pratt does.
by MCToon June 07, 2019
by isaaaaaaaaaa November 27, 2021
The Chad Effect usually occurs when one tells someone something so many times that they begin to believe it even though it's a complete lie.
-"chad you just broke my tv..." (lie)
"man we just got here, i couldn't have!"
-"no dude, i put a special device that when you step on it it breaks my tv in case of emergency and you just stepped on it... good job." (lie)
"WHAT? are you serious?"
-"YEAH! fuck you should have listened to me when i was explaining it." (lie)
"man you never explained it!"
-"YES I DID! REMEMBER?" (lie)
"oh... yeah now i kind of do.
-"man i just used the chad effect on you so good..."
"man we just got here, i couldn't have!"
-"no dude, i put a special device that when you step on it it breaks my tv in case of emergency and you just stepped on it... good job." (lie)
"WHAT? are you serious?"
-"YEAH! fuck you should have listened to me when i was explaining it." (lie)
"man you never explained it!"
-"YES I DID! REMEMBER?" (lie)
"oh... yeah now i kind of do.
-"man i just used the chad effect on you so good..."
by pocahantis June 17, 2008
A phenomenon in which an occupant of an upstairs bathroom is unable to hear what individuals downstairs are yelling up to him.
Marie: (To Kenneth) Darling, your brother is on the telephone!
SILENCE
Matthew: Alas, dear; he is using the upstairs bathroom and is thus unable to hear that which you are attempting to communicate to him. He may as well be deaf. This is a superb example of the so-called upstairs bathroom effect.
SILENCE
Matthew: Alas, dear; he is using the upstairs bathroom and is thus unable to hear that which you are attempting to communicate to him. He may as well be deaf. This is a superb example of the so-called upstairs bathroom effect.
by Tyler the Definer June 05, 2013
the effect of being annoyed, pestered or just plain pissed off by someone who constantly brings up high school stories or talks about their high school friends. rooted in college dorms where one person clings on to their old life instead of meeting new people.
You wanna go out to a party with the girls in 421 tonight?
No way man, they got the Alyssa effect goin on in there, Mary just won't shut up about her friends at home.
No way man, they got the Alyssa effect goin on in there, Mary just won't shut up about her friends at home.
by they call me tater salad... October 22, 2010
Amber Laura Heard, accused Johnny Depp of spousal abuse, yet was captured mocking and yelling at him abusively. She admitted to hitting him and called him a “baby”.
Women who are vindictive and find joy from punishing their spouse with false allegations, have used the Amber Heard effect, on the partners they falsely accuse.
by Chastity Queen May 28, 2022