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Clown Car Effect

The effect one gets when there are 15 or more people in a single elevator, effectively causing it to look like there are a bunch of clowns in the elevator.
Person 1: Dude, we all look so stupid in this elevator

Person 2: Yeah, that's the clown car effect for ya.
by ThatGuy1010101 October 2, 2011
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Bowie Sherman effect

When two people have a crush on each other and neither know that the other one has the crush but one different person knows that they both have crushes on the other person.
It’s the Bowie Sherman effect!
by jimbojamm January 29, 2019
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"Anne of Cleves" Effect

The "Anne of Cleves" Effect refers to when someone doesn't look as good as they do on a picture.

It was first observed when Henry VIII wanted to marry Anne of Cleves after only seeing a painting of her
#1: How was the date?
#2: Oof. She looked nothing like her bio picture
#1: "Anne of Cleves" Effect?
#2: What?
by dave_the_wave June 9, 2019
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Mario Sunshine effect

When somebody is given a pressure washer or water based cleaning device, most will clean outside of their original scope due to the satisfaction of cleaning than any other motive
"I experienced the Mario Sunshine effect when my roomate let me use the pressure washer again. Yes the water bill is gonna be high but our house is clean!"
by MossDealer May 27, 2023
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Steel Chair Effect

The act of throwing a steel chair to cause irrational anger in a crowd.

Originated from The Boondocks episode "Grandad's Fight"
1. "Ayo he just created a steel chair effect"

2. "The crowds anger was caused by the steel chair effect"
by NGNC September 22, 2021
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Swein-Vertikoff Effect

The usage of a made up word or term in a way that meaning can be believed to be understood by the reader.
A prime example of the Swein-Vertikoff Effect was the usage of the term Swein-Vertikoff Effect.
by Prof Vertikoff August 11, 2019
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morning wood effect

In parallel thinking to the butterfly effect, this is not knowing what will happen when trying something new for the very first time. Like taking a piss with morning wood, you can never predict where or what direction your piss will go.
Like when NASA first had astronauts in space, they had no idea if they would come back alive until they did it.
Those scientists could only rely on the morning wood effect to be in their favor.
by Devil's Workshop Industries April 17, 2014
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