When an individual seems to age backwards and becomes less mature over time.
Most common amongst teenage girls.
Most common amongst teenage girls.
Laura in 2007: I think I'm gonna stay home and study for the test next week
Laura in 2008: I don't give a shit about school, let's go out and get wasted!
Laura in 2009: Wohoo, let's go to Disneyland!
Guy 1: Damn. It seems like Laura is getting dumber and dumber every day.
Guy 2: Yeah. It's the Benjamin Button Effect
Laura in 2008: I don't give a shit about school, let's go out and get wasted!
Laura in 2009: Wohoo, let's go to Disneyland!
Guy 1: Damn. It seems like Laura is getting dumber and dumber every day.
Guy 2: Yeah. It's the Benjamin Button Effect
by Anno Nimus January 29, 2009
When someone is bad/stupid/ignorant in a field, and thinks they are great/good/guru/expert. This normally happens due to people not having enough knowledge in that field to even know that they are bad at this field. A great place to find and report these people is at /r/iamverysmart
Dude1 : I am an expert in math
Dude2 : You are falling to the dunning-kruger effect (seriously wtf why do I have to include the word in this), all you know is how to add and subtract
Dude2 : You are falling to the dunning-kruger effect (seriously wtf why do I have to include the word in this), all you know is how to add and subtract
by Click Here! December 22, 2017
by Oh my my October 16, 2015
When someone discovers something great. Then, someone else takes that and calls it his own. Suddenly, everyone knows that person #2 "discovered" it. Really annoying when you're person #1. I'm sure we've all been in this situation before!
Person #1: Hey dude, look at this new strategy i just found! It cuts lots of time off of my score!
Person #2: HEY EVERYONE I JUST FOUND THIS NEW TACTIC I CAN BEAT YOU ALL NOW!
Person #1: Dude, that's the Christopher Columbus Effect. You can't just take me work!
Person #2: HEY EVERYONE I JUST FOUND THIS NEW TACTIC I CAN BEAT YOU ALL NOW!
Person #1: Dude, that's the Christopher Columbus Effect. You can't just take me work!
by kevinc1012 September 12, 2010
when you want to do something a little bit more every day until eventually it all becomes too much; you are overcome by your once-minuscule desires and go out and do something you would've thought was crazy months ago
The Prince Albert Effect is so named because it is a key reason many men get Prince Albert piercings (a bolt through your shlong) - it seems kinda cool one day, then after a few weeks, months, (hours) of it weighing on your mind, you finally decide "Hey, sweet! I'm going to get me one of those!" and then shock EVERYONE.
The Prince Albert Effect is so named because it is a key reason many men get Prince Albert piercings (a bolt through your shlong) - it seems kinda cool one day, then after a few weeks, months, (hours) of it weighing on your mind, you finally decide "Hey, sweet! I'm going to get me one of those!" and then shock EVERYONE.
A while back, Brad was thinking about getting a Prince Albert. The idea really grew on him over the course of a few months, and last weekend, Brad got the piercing, thus experiencing the Prince Albert Effect (literally).
by Amferny March 04, 2008
An extreme form of playing hard to get where a male acts as if he respects women to make them fall madly in love with him. This often includes said male letting a woman know he is attracted to her, then will claim to be a virgin and say he wants to wait for the “right girl” . When you try kissing him, he’ll admit that he gets nervous around girls and when you least expect it, he’ll kiss you. He won’t make the first move, but will flirt with you all the time. When you try hanging out with him, he’ll cancel plans at the last minute, then apologize with an innocent smile, and all anger will immediately disappear. As a result of The Edward Cullen Effect, you’ll want to do every sexual thing possible with said attractive male.
by KSteinberg October 17, 2009
Visionary yo-yo dieting in which you sometimes appear very buff to your friends, and sometimes you appear very fat.
"What's going on with Steve? He had a beer belly last week, and now he has abs."
"I don't know man, I think he's having a Matt Damon Effect"
"I don't know man, I think he's having a Matt Damon Effect"
by superawesomeguy1496 October 06, 2011