Video game effect

you want to do things in real life that you can do in video games

video game effect: if only i could press ↑,↑,↓,↓←,→,A and i could get more health

by kickingwing37 October 3, 2008

Chester Bennington Effect

Public grief, memorial, and fondness to a person (usually a celebrity) for their good past memories, immediately after hearing recent news about the person's death—despite the same group of people having forgotten, hated, or otherwise disregarded the person immediately during the last period when he/she was still alive.

Billy: *Sad* Joe! Chester Bennington (singer of Linkin Park) and the Dad from Home Alone (John Heard) died just today. They were my childhood!
Joe: *Squinting with a smirk* Yeah, well, you never talked about John Heard before. I bet you never even knew his name until you saw that social media link. And just two days ago you said you hate Linkin Park's newest albums, and that the band sucks!
Billy: *Denying it* I never said that! What I really meant was...
Joe: Nevermind. It's the Chester Bennington Effect . Two days ago, everyone except for LP fans stopped talking about him or instead hated him. Only after he died was when people grieved about the loss of the singer of their previously-unspoken-about childhoods.

by Paul Stompbox December 29, 2018

the content cop effect

When your bullshit cancer content grows out to such an extent that it comes up in Idubbbz's radar and your sub count starts to decline.

Oh shit Nigga you see the new Content Cop? Ricegum's losing subs like crazy.
Yeah that's the the content cop effect

by The coccmaster. October 3, 2017

The Kari Byron Effect

The Kari Byron Effect refers to a woman who is attractive, but whose attractiveness is emphasized or exaggerated largely based on her being the only woman among a bunch of men (Jamie, Adam, Tory, Grant).

My only female co-worker seems hot, but it's probably just the Kari Byron Effect in action.

by MisterRay October 23, 2020

SOS Brigade effect

1 - When a club or group is created with no intentions or few members.
2 - When a club creator has high hopes for a club, which none of the members care for.
Named after the anime, "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya".

1: "It seems no one is joining that new science club. I don't even know what they do!"

2: Person A - "The club leader wants us to meet everyday after school!"
Person B - "I don't even care about this club! Talk about an SOS Brigade effect!"

by randoman412 February 1, 2009

The Shirley Temple Effect

The Shirley Temple Effect occurs when one person at the table orders a Shirley Temple and everyone else orders one/changes their drink order to a Shirley Temple as well.

Person 1: “I’ll have a Coke”
Waiter to Person 2: “and for you?”

Person 2: I’ll have a Shirley Temple

Person 3: ooo I’ll also have a Shirley Temple
Person 1: Can I actually change my Coke to a Shirley Temple?

Waiter: Ah yes, the Shirley Temple Effect

by Mirabeats January 18, 2023

Craigslist Penis Effect

Personal success philosophy based on the observations that

a) any g-rated women-seeking-men Craigslist ad will be met with dozens and dozens of e-mails that are just penis pics, and

b) a "real" email will automatically be better received than the penises.

The wisdom of observation is that a little effort will automatically put you ahead of all the idiots. From personal finance blogger Ramit Sethi.

According to the Craigslist Penis Effect, wearing khakis, not sweatpants, to the fleamarket will make you super stylish by comparison.

by Shanthrax138 February 18, 2010