dönkel-effect

A dönkel is a person who always falls in love with the new partner on the first date. This phenomenon is also called dönkel-effect. An average dönkel experiences this effect about four times a year.

Friend: "How was your first date?"

Dönkel: "It was amazing, it was love at first sight!"
Friend: "Oh, the dönkel-effect again."

by vfgrelationshipconsulting January 9, 2019

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The Brandon Effect

The Brandon Effect is when all or a majority of your previous partners have tried offing themselves before, during, or after the relationship

Person 1: yeah bro all my previous girlfriends have tried offing themselves

Person 2: dam dude that’s The Brandon Effect

by R3ZIT June 30, 2023

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Effect

a physical phenomenon, typically named after its discoverer.

"the Doppler effect"

by Arminkshipper May 25, 2025

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Irving Effect

When the Irving Parts department takes on what someone may consider a “challenge” and sets the bar to a level that can’t be matched by anyone else.

I challenged Irving Parts and they exceeded what I thought was possible. The Irving Effect is unmatched

by CDM01 May 21, 2025

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When someone from outside a community discusses with someone from inside a community regarding said community but they recall the info from a famous person (I.e. philosopher, influencer, etc). Named after Orthodox Jewish influencer Miriam Malnik-Ezagui.

Shlomo: So you see….on Shabbos–
Mahmoud: Say no more I learned all about it from Miriam.
Shlomo: Ahhh the Miriam effect……

by thenabster126 June 10, 2025

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Helen Keller Effect

Noun: The sensation you experience when quickly standing up, causing reality to warp into an indescribable darkness and inability to comprehend sounds around you

“Dude, when I got up just now I had a total Helen Keller Effect”

by RememberTheAmibo September 22, 2019

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