Chris Hansen Effect

The effect on ne'er-do-wells caused by the presence of an apparent authority that is not law enforcement (e.g. Chris Hansen in Dateline: To Catch A Predator). The Effect usually causes the affected individual to spill their guts and make emotional pleas, or say "I'm just being stupid, I guess".

"I saw a man jerking off in his car as I was walking past, and I knocked on the window to warn him there were police hanging around. I guess I must've put the ol' Chris Hansen Effect on him, since as soon as he realized he had been caught, he began telling me about how shit his life is and how this was his first time."

by UnclePaulChipperson July 4, 2017

The Ingram Effect

To come to a realization that your current state (physical, mental, emotional, etc.) depends if you would of done something different long before now. Similar to the butterfly effect, but a lot less chaotic.

Andrew: "I wonder if I am this hungry because I decided to get a small fry instead of a large fry last week."
Tiffany: "You know what's that called, right?"
Andrew: "Me making a dumb decision?"
Tiffany: "No, silly! It's called The Ingram Effect!"
Andrew: "Hmm, so I didn't notice this before, but I got a small cut from the barber a few days back. Something like that?"
Tiffany: "Exactly!"

by MilkAndEggs August 5, 2018

The Titan Effect

When someone is so mad that an analyst slapped them off the face of the game, they go and buy cheats.

Named after the T1 Rainbow Six Siege analyst, Titan.

"Bro, my mate bought cheats after T1 analyst Titan knocked their block off. That's the titan effect for you"

by Shimzu October 28, 2020

Psychedelic Effect

The Psychedelic Effect is a condition in which is obtained through smoking, injecting, ingesting, chewing, huffing, a drug in order to get a high off of it.

The high is generally a stage of seeing:
-Colorful images
-Twisting, Spinning, Winding, Swirling images
-An a different world, time, dream, etc.
-Euphoric feelings (Depending on the drug and the dosage)

The psychedelic effect may only last 3 or 4 minutes or 6 to 7 hours depending on which drug was used to get high off of.

A man goes to his local smoke shop to buy Salvia Divinorum. He goes home and takes a massive hit of it out of a pipe and holds it in for 30 seconds to soon realize that within 25 seconds, his body/brain/muscles have all changed and he is now engaging in a Psychedelic Effect where he is holding on for dear life, as a tornado above him attempts to suck him away. This man is have a really bad trip that ends in 4 minutes and realizes that he never wants to try Salvia again in his life. He is one of 6%~ of Salvia smokers that say they will never want to try Salvia again.

by Nicholas Roberts March 31, 2008

Colombia Effect

The Colombia Effect is a theory that suggests Colombian women have a superior convincing ability to make a man like them.

Guy: "I dont know what it is about that colombian girl I started dating, but I fell for her."

Friend: "Dude its the Colombia Effect"

by PeterTosh December 15, 2011

The K.A.A.N effect

To chop up multiple takes of a vocal performance, and then fading them all together to create the illusion that the vocalist isn’t taking breaths.

Invented by Maryland-born rapper, K.A.A.N in 2014.

That ain’t circular breathing that he’s using, it’s the K.A.A.N effect! Now start learning how to comp!

by Justicewithtacosandweed December 18, 2019

placebo effect

This is mind over matter; when somebody believes that something will happen to his health, it does even when it wouldn't have otherwise. This generally happens when doctors tell patients that their health will improve even though there's no logical reason to believe that; the patients' optimism then helps heal them.

The doctor gave Jimmy sugar capsules and told them it would cure his headaches; it did even though the capsules didn't do anything. Classic placebo effect!

by iLikeSoup February 17, 2010