The Nelson Effect

A recent gaming terminology where the player is on a current luck streak when all of a sudden their gaming prowess deteriorates by a factor of *10 for no discernible reason.

I was almost on a 20 kill, kill streak on CoD MW2 until I was hit by the nelson effect.

by Scout5566 February 13, 2020

Perk effect

when someone tells you to buy a game and then they never play it with you

person 1: man i just bought this game and he wont even play it with me

person 2: man thats the perk effect now you lost your money

by inks333 June 1, 2025

The Maya effect

The Maya effect is when one person is unreasonably mad at another person for a very small reason or in some cases no reason at all. Any attempts to question this outburst will be swiftly met with more aggression This uncalled for aggression is often combined with a lack of communication towards solving whatever issue may be present. The Maya effect is unlikely to last longer then a week but an apologies are incredibly rare and none have been documented so far

Person 1: "Hey man my girlfriend is so mad at me right now she won't even tell me what I did."
Person 2: "Have you tried talking to her about it?"
Person 1: "Yea I did and she just gave me the silent treatment and cancelled our plans for tonight"
Person 2: "Damn bro. Your really suffering from the Maya effect right now."

by Finn's Fin December 10, 2021

The Emerson Effect

When you are telling a story and become self aware that the story is getting too long and your audience is distinguished. At this point it is best to stop the story at this point. Based off of Emerson who told notoriously long and boring stories.

Yo man I was telling this story to Mary Helen and had the Emerson Effect! I got out of there real quick before people got too bored.

by Marky No Likey April 15, 2015

The Charizard Effect

The effect where an individual does not put in the effort because the task or duty required is too easy or simple. The name of this effect comes from the first season of Pokemon where Ash's Charizard refuses to battle against weak Pokemon.

Person I:
How'd you get a C in English but an A in Physics?

Person II:
It was The Charizard Effect, English had simple material but it was soo tedious!

by EGP Red Reaper February 15, 2017

Trump effect

1. (noun) The increase in racially-motivated bullying of minority students in U.S. public and private schools immediately following the election of Donald Trump as President, and attributed to Trump’s own rhetoric aimed at non-white American people, such as banning Muslim people from entering the United States, describing people of Mexican descent as violent criminals, etc. 2. (noun) The phenomenon in U.S. public and private schools of students using the name of President Trump, or one the slogans used by supporters at his rallies, such as “build the wall,” “send them back,” etc., as a taunt directed at minority students, especially at sporting events. 3. (noun) The increase in fear, anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, and subsequent worsening of academic performance, observed in minority students following the election of President Donald Trump, often as the result of being a victim of racially-motivated bullying (see definition 1)

But whether or not a student is a member of a targeted group, all students witnessing it in action are vulnerable to the stresses of The Trump Effect.

by truthisavirus September 8, 2019

Ibe effect

A phenomenon where an individual or group of clean, innocent, and pure individuals begin to rapidly make bad decisions with their lives due to an Ibe. They engage in activities such as sex, drugs, and alcohol after spending time with an Ibe, almost as if influenced by a contagious virus. The life of someone who has suffered from the Ibe Effect will tremendously decline and never be the same. Coming back from this depressing experience will take much time and extreme patience. It may seem impossible but you can and will survive. Use protection to avoid infection.

Person 1- “That boy Laith been mad different after his trip to Duke.”

Person 2- “"He been hanging with that one Egyptian guy that wants to be black a lot"

Person 3- “It’s the Ibe effect.”

by Ava Haddad October 10, 2024