Kleenex Effect

When a brand becomes so synonymous with a certain product that it replaces the product name itself

You know how no matter the brand of tissue, you call it a Kleenex? This is an example of the Kleenex effect

by NamesNotChris February 17, 2024

The D.R.E Effect

Everytime The Next Episode plays, it is most always followed by Still D.R.E

Person: Why does Still D.R.E always follows The Next Episode.
Person2:It's the D.R.E effect

by Chili Bobsleds. June 4, 2022

Triplett Effect

When you hate someone or something for an arbitrary reason but are later given a valid reason for hating it.

Person A: I always thought that guy was kind of annoying but it turns out he was a pedophile.
Person B: That's the Triplett Effect in action.

by ButchHarper July 12, 2025

The Pringles Effect

The effect that conspiracy thinking makes a person more susceptible and readily accepting of other conspiracy theories.

Ever since Mike started believing that Q Anon nonsense, he started spewing other crap like 9/11 Truth. He really is a walking talking version of The Pringles Effect

by Bill Nada January 24, 2021

Oswego Effect

The strange feeling SUNY Oswego students get after they leave college, when you miss the lake, the sunsets, and even the freezing wind you used to complain about.

It’s that mix of missing your friends, the campus, and the small-town life that somehow felt like home. The Oswego Effect hits when you realize you didn’t just go to school there, a part of you still lives there.

Ever since graduation, I’ve been missing Oswego like crazy. I think the Oswego Effect just kicked in.

by Oswegan October 31, 2025

Girdeen Effect

The art of not showering for weeks and then going into a tiny room and letting your putrid smell absorb into every cloth in its vicinity. Some say it smells quite similar to a rotten chimichanga!

My Bosef suffered from yet another day of experiencing the Girdeen Effect. Bless his soul.

by NugLordMutt March 9, 2024

The grill effect

The immense fear of hearing the term "Can't relate" over and over again

instead of youtuber apologies going like 'she was gaslighting me!' those mfs go 'i went to the grill effect because of her'😔

by SomeGuy0z October 18, 2022