"There's NO WAY that LITTLE PENGUIN can stomp that HUGE DOG into that TINY CAN! NO WAY!!!" exclaimed Connor (patient zero of the Chilly Willy Effect)
by Organboy November 04, 2013
When followers of a particular belief or idea split off into a fringe group that creates a spin-off idea of the original idea. Over time, the followers of the fringe group convince themselves that the original idea was never real or had never existed. Many conspiracy theories that began on 4chan as memes, spiraled into these fallacies
The Flat Earth movement picked up steam after many users of meme discussion board experienced the Fight Club Effect and lost their sense of reality within the joke
by Ded Sexi December 23, 2019
the obsession or phobia of a 2012 apocolypse, and or someone who constantly warns of the apocolypse or the show "the nostrodomus effect".
manguy1 : dude why do you look so jittery
manguy2: YOU DIDNT KNOW! I have the nostrodomus effect syndrome.
manguy2: YOU DIDNT KNOW! I have the nostrodomus effect syndrome.
by mamaumpapa February 07, 2011
Replaces Dunning-Kruger Effect
- a cognitive bias whereby people with limited knowledge or competence in a given intellectual or social domain greatly overestimate their own knowledge or competence in that domain relative to objective criteria or to the performance of their peers or of people in general.
- a cognitive bias whereby people with limited knowledge or competence in a given intellectual or social domain greatly overestimate their own knowledge or competence in that domain relative to objective criteria or to the performance of their peers or of people in general.
More specifically, The Tezyln Figaro Effect covers the behaviour, attitude, and mannerisms of its namesake. Those inflicted with this mental disorder often exhibit delusions of moral superiority, an insufferable attitude due their self righteous nature, and unjustifiably smug demeanor because of their own overestimation of their knowledge and abilities.
by Thick Richard September 03, 2023
The overwhelming sensation to consume bacon when the body witnesses something so utterly bland, tasteless, or otherwise unappealing.
I was walking past a vegan restaurant one day when I was suddenly overcome by the Absentia Lardum Effect. I immediately proceeded to the nearest fast food chain for a double bacon cheeseburger.
by Verosumatic February 04, 2016
When a girl/ boy tells you that they’ve had a crush on you in the past to deceive you into believing they don’t like you, when In reality they do. They name comes from the fact that sometimes when playing hide and seek the hider will go back to the same place with the logic they won’t expect me to go back again
Girl:” I used to like you like a year ago”
Boy:”really, cool”
Boys friend:” man she used the hide and seek effect”
Boy:”really, cool”
Boys friend:” man she used the hide and seek effect”
by Don’t.worry.about.it December 18, 2019
The effect one has with a romantic or potentially romantic partner where they would like to be consensually “thrown down” in order to engage in physical intimacy.
He was tall, strong, attractive, and intelligent; he certainly had a throw down effect as far as she was concerned.
by Pineapple P May 09, 2019