The Rogers-Astaire Effect

Named after black-and-white movie stars Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, both of whom were amazing dancers and ended up as dancing couples in many of their movies. The effect refers to when someone develops or increases romantic feelings for someone while dancing with them.

Oh man, I just danced with her, and I think she’s the one. Must be the Rogers-Astaire Effect.

by waitamiadam May 29, 2023

The school dance effect

When you get more likes on a Instagram post because everyone attended the event that your picture was taken at

Abby got more likes than usual on her insta from prom because of the school dance effect

by My uhhh October 2, 2016

Gordon Freeman effect

A strong urge to protect humanity from invading aliens, stop talking, destroying all boxes in sight and to crawl around in vents, that somebody gets whenever they hold a crowbar.

Jake: " hey look at this crowbar"

Mike: " carefully it might have the Gordon Freeman effect on you"
Jake: * smashing boxes with said crowbar*

by notThepybro September 21, 2023

the microwave burrito effect

That feeling you have when bicycling in cold weather. Sweaty on the outside, yet somehow still cold on the inside.

The microwave burrito effect occurs when you ride up a big hill on a cold day and you want to take off your jacket because it's sweaty and sticking to you but you are still cold enough to keep it on.

by emilysmith2000 November 14, 2013

the counter-strike effect

A loss in interest in Casual Gaming in titles such as "Call of Duty" or "Grand Theft Auto V". This effect is caused by being introduced to "Casual Competitive" Gaming from titles like "Counter-Strike", "Rainbow Six Siege", and etc.

I loved to play casual games before I played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.. now its all I can play.. thats the counter-strike effect for you.

by svyoshi February 12, 2017

Mid-White-Effect

When a white person is so average and boring that they turn to the LGBTQ community to feel special and/or feel oppressed

Oh that girl, she got hit with the Mid-White-effect

by Sink 9000 October 3, 2022

Effective Last Friday

Term used to refer to someone who has been fired from their job.

Person 1: Where's Ed? I haven't seen him.
Person 2: Oh, you didn't hear? He's an Effective Last Friday.

Person 1: Bummer.

by Bill Tompkins September 11, 2010