by Calmate June 29, 2024
The effect when something looks really modest and is cheap or widespread, but in reality performs better than mor eexpensive counterparts. Coined after the famous Blista Compact car in GTA game series, that became widely known in the gaming community for looking really cheap and appearing everywhere on the map, but turning out to be one of the best car in-game, with incredible handling and speed-to-acceleration ratio.
It's also true with people who look shy but turn out awesome when you get a chance to know them better.
It's also true with people who look shy but turn out awesome when you get a chance to know them better.
-I had a blista effect visiting these cheap Decathlon stores - the things perform much better than you would expect from something that cheep and looking so... cheap.
-Anna felt a blista effect after talking to Josh - he looked homely, but turned out to be an awesome guy.
-Anna felt a blista effect after talking to Josh - he looked homely, but turned out to be an awesome guy.
by Winjin September 05, 2014
Kevon: I can't find my phone, it's been a couple days...
Jimmy: Sounds like you got the Dory Effect.
Jimmy: Sounds like you got the Dory Effect.
by Buzz_Lifeyear May 16, 2015
The perception that by digesting certain plants or vegetation, you will improve something about your physiology or health. Especially true if the plant has not been scientifically studied for that effect.
Someone told her that eating Canadian crunchberry will improve her psoriasis. She tried that and she thinks it works, but I think it's just the plantcebo effect.
by jeffinity2 June 24, 2023
When people hate on something popular which they often would otherwise like, usually in an attempt to be different.
“This game is peak bro, it’s got 5 stars too”
“That’s game is ass tf are you talking about”
“What do you mean??? Your favorite game is deadass identical to this one. You just a victim of the counterglaze effect.”
“That’s game is ass tf are you talking about”
“What do you mean??? Your favorite game is deadass identical to this one. You just a victim of the counterglaze effect.”
by Priest Of The Niggadel February 15, 2025
When people come up with reasons to hate something that’s popular which they oftentimes
wouldn’t normally dislike, usually in an attempt to be different.
wouldn’t normally dislike, usually in an attempt to be different.
“Yo this game got 5 stars, and everybody’s playing it, but suddenly folks is trynna call it ass? Huh?!”
“I call that the counterglaze effect, don’t worry abt it gang”
“I call that the counterglaze effect, don’t worry abt it gang”
by Priest Of The Niggadel February 15, 2025
The feeling that an action or object is more special/virtuous/valuable if it was performed or acquired while riding/driving in a KIA automobile.
"KIA --- the power to surprise." If you actually believe in the IKIA effect, you will certainly experience some "surprise", all right --- anything that happens while being transported by a KIA vehicle probably will not actually be any more amazing or notable than if it occurred in any other common brand of car.
by QuacksO April 26, 2018