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Frightened Turtle Effect

Another term for shrinkage. When the male genetalia becomes withered from immersion in a cold fluid.
Dude this water is frezzing
I know i've got the frightened turtle effect over here.
by Blaker April 27, 2006
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Soccer sandal effect

(noun) - The over-reaching and yet inexplicably clever marketing gimmick of labeling and identifying a product (or person) with an often inaccurate, "cool-sounding", or "trendy" description so that the product/person, which would ordinarily be thought of as unattractive, unskilled, and/or worthless, now seems "hot".

See also soccer sandal.
"Super-star" Ashlee Simpson, "actress" Paris Hilton, or "TomKat" are three examples of the "soccer sandal effect".
by NikeACG August 14, 2005
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Mike Manning Effect

A cultural phenomena which can be observed when a friendly african-american (black) male enters a crowd of predominantly caucasian (white) males, and is immediately greeted with great praise and gifts.
...(African American walks into party)

White Kid A: "Hey man, want a beer?"
White Kid B: "Hold on, he's gotta hit this blunt first...you do smoke right?"
Afro-American: "Of course...I'm black."

end of conversation
The Mike Manning Effect
by Dick Hurtz and Mike Rotch October 16, 2008
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Tomato Sauce Effect

The effect you get when you squeeze a tomato sauce bottle and the sauce goes anywhere but at the food, usually sideways onto your shirt or pants. The effect can apply to any liquids including urine.
Example 1:

Person 1: "What happened to your shirt?"
Person 2: "Tomato Sauce Effect."
Person 1: "Oh right, yeah, I hate the Tomato Sauce Effect."

Example 2:

Person 1: "Hey man, why is there urine all around the toilet and on your pants?"
Person 2: "Sorry bro, I had a Tomato Sauce Effect."
by Fruit_Salad July 3, 2011
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Dunning–Kruger effect

Person who knows very little: Think he knows alot because he has no idea how deep the wormhole goes.
Person who knows a lot: Think he knows nothing because he knows how much he does not know on the subject.
"This anoying guy thinks he knows everything about atomic energy because he watched a documentary on History channel."
"The Dunning–Kruger effect is real in this one dude."

Opposit:

"Im retarded, complex numbers is killing me. Im the worst at math."
"uhm, what the fuck is complex numbers? I think the Dunning–Kruger effect got you big-tym"
by SkankHunt99 October 27, 2016
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Reverse mandela effect

When everyone around you know, and remember something you have no knowledge/recollection of.
Friend 1: Damn, did you hear that Prince died?

Friend 2: What? Are you serious?!

You: Wait, who's Prince?

Friend 1: What?! You've never heard of Prince? Everybody knows Prince!

Friend 2: Dude, you're experiencing reverse mandela effect.
by alednaM nosleN November 17, 2019
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Mr. Belding Effect

When a school board trustee candidate is elected to office by virtue of their current or prior status as a school principal
The only reason that guy was elected was because of the Mr. Belding Effect.
by bing0fuel September 26, 2010
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