Alexandria Effect

The Alexandria Effect, or Alexandrian Effect, is a form of Knowledge Destruction, when someone or something intentionally causes information to accidentally get lost, on purpose.

It originates from the burning down of the library of Alexandria, to disperse information and culture in a way to prevent people from being able to correlate and understand factual truth, or history.

You: Dude, Why did the media pretend like they knew nothing about Hillary's e-mails, after they were publicly leaked?
Me: It's just the Alexandria effect.

by pseudo_anima April 14, 2024

Hector effect

A Phenomenon that happens when people talk to someone and they feel the urge to say more and are generally comfortable around the person .

Talking to you is easy, it's like the Hector effect

by Hektur February 18, 2023

The monochrome effect

The sudden and overwhelming urge to listen to Japanese pop music.

I just had the sudden urge to listen to Perfume and Kyary pamyu pamyu it must be the monochrome effect.

by Kongo Kong July 3, 2018

The Otis Effect

The act of creating a crash so epic that it seems to have no beginning or end. Just carnage. It also causes people to unintentionally blurt out ‘You can’t park there ‘while driving past.

Me:‘Jesus Christ, you see that crash? That’s a hot mess. The Otis Effect is in play.

Me: “Hey! You can’t park there!!!”
Friend:’Dude! Nooooo!!”

by Dollhands February 16, 2023

Marjan effect

A slang term for "seasonal marketing," named after the T.V. ads for Marjan syrup that only appear during the fasting month of Ramadan. This effect highlights how certain products become heavily marketed during specific seasons to capitalize on consumer behavior.

You can really see the Marjan effect in action when Ramadan approaches, with all the ads for food and drinks flooding the screens!

by Emotional Cruiser August 14, 2025

CoreyEllis Effect

The almost impossible feat, when you putt your Disc Golf putter into the basket, and it falls through the bottom of the basket, resulting in an extra stroke.

I can't believe that CoreyEllis effect just happened to me! Are these baskets regulation size, or what?!?

by Disc Golf Bear June 12, 2022

covid-19 effect

Covid-19 effect is when a pandemic breaks out and a lot of people doesn't seem to understand that we need to quarantine ourselves for the pandemic to blow over and for life to get back to normal.

guy 1: do you remember 2020?
guy 2: yeah that year had such a Covid-19 effect.
guy 1: a lot of idiots didn't seem to understand we had to distance ourselves for the virus to die.
guy 2: Crazy...

by Bee_Softy May 18, 2020