r kelly effect

When someone's so good at their job that people overlook their character flaws.

Tim's got the R Kelly effect on the boss. He ain't ever firing Tim's ass despite him being an asshole to every colleague of his.

by CMB_OXF_DXB_SIN February 23, 2019

Mike Wazowski Effect

The phenomena in which people remember something a certain way but in reality it was never that way at all. Remember those memes mid 2020 where people would edit Mike Wozowski from Monsters Inc and give him two eyes instead of the one that he actually had. That meme became really popular, so much so that it was first image that would pop up when you would look up Mike Wozowski. This caused massive confusion, making Mike with one eye look unnatural.

Johnny: I thought Curious George had a tail, why doesn’t he have a tail?
Bryan: You’re a victim of the Mike Wazowski Effect my friend.

by The Johnnyman March 1, 2021

Google CEO Effect

The social phenomenon where no one knows the name of CEOs of a famous company, but no one wants to search them up and actually find their name.

Elon Musk will never fall prey to the Google CEO Effect because he's constantly trying to trend on Twitter.

by hughhugh121 October 30, 2022

16 Ounce Effect

The effect from drinking 16oz cans of beer, then switching to "normal" 12oz cans. Which in turn brings on the effect of a 12oz can to seem even smaller than it's normal 12oz size.

Did this 12oz can get smaller?" "No, that's just the 16 ounce effect.

by knightmare_44 July 26, 2010

Dunning Kruger Effect

Just go on Reddit for a minute and you'll see it in action.

Reddit is a scientific experient created to prove the Dunning Kruger Effect

by Your father-in-law, Bob February 13, 2023

Prince Andrew Effect

A modernist approach to the Streisand Effect, in which when an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of increasing awareness of that information.

Coined by the masses following British Royal Prince Andrew's request for all testimony in the Maxwell case to be kept secret.

The testimony from the Maxwell case will go public by virtue of the Prince Andrew Effect.

by Mobius_Stripper December 30, 2021

The J.K Rowling Effect

When an author tries to make their content more relatable by outright stating lore instead of including it in their media.

Joe: Do you watch TANKMEN?
Candice: No, It was ruined by the J.K Rowling Effect

by JackqavisYT July 20, 2021