The Nina effect

When someone thinks they're tall but they're not.

Wow the Nina effect really got to Alice, she thinks she's the tallest here even though she's the shortest

by natsukashi April 14, 2021

Will Smith effect

A phenomenon where there is an increase of a specific incident seemingly after a public figure goes viral for it.

"There seems to be a lot of attacks on comedians during their shows now-a-days, Dave Chappelle was just rushed on stage!"
"Talk about a Will Smith effect."

by Amateur-txt May 5, 2022

Dunning-Kruger Effect

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

Inject disinfectant under the skin? That’s the Dunning-Kruger effect for ya.

by Frederick Yeo November 15, 2023

Stupid effect

The stupid effect is when cute online couples break up. For example, david and liza(their ship name is stupid hence the name of this effect) or Lauren and Alex.

I hope Matt and stef don’t suffer from the stupid effect!

Or I hope (insert cute online couple here) doesn’t suffer from the stupid effect!

by PunkishImmortal October 1, 2018

Cloverkit Effect

The Cloverkit Effect is an internet phenomenon in which an obscure creator (mostly young artists/animators) create something out of fun or passion, with the risk of getting said work fandomized to the point where the creator of said work will be treated like they're celebrity or deified from the fandom's perspective. Not to mention that the fanbase within would also grow toxic behavior and would cause drama between it and everyone else online. This phenomenon would negatively impact not only the fandom, but the creator itself who has grown so vunerable and pressured to the point where it has no other choice but to delete/private most, if not all their accounts. Of course this term is coined after Project Cloverkit, a short-lived movement on DeviantArt where, what was once to defend young artists on the site, turned into a toxic ego trip to the point where the DA user who posted the original Cloverkit had deleted their account.

The Cloverkit Effect can also be called as the "Cloverkit Phenomenon", or "Cloverkit Curse".

After their small webcomic blew up overnight, the creator experienced full-on Cloverkit Effect—they had to delete all their accounts just to escape the fandom pressure.

by Sebastian-on-Castle-Hill August 13, 2025

liking effect

When someone only likes your post if you like theirs and will only comment if you comment. Basically, you get what you give.

“Bro Judy finally just liked my post!”
“It’s the liking effect. She only likes your post if you like hers”

by Keirla April 23, 2023

The Han Effect

A condition that usually happens to make the person be easily manipulated and easily tricked, taking advantage of their trust and kindness for the person's dark deeds.

"Hey man, I heard you were fired, what happened?"

"My boss fired me under allegations made by one of the higher ups that hates me, my boss didn't even listen to my defense ."

"Oh, so your boss has The Han Effect then."

by RetPaladin August 19, 2020