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The Dr Helga Effect

The Dr. Helga Effect is a situation where you continue to preemptively refine and improve upon your work simply because you have agreed to share it with, and receive feedback from, Dr Helga before you actually share it with Dr Helga.
Person 1: I wrote an article and revised it 5 times before I would even dare submit it.

Person 2: That's the Dr Helga Effect for you!
by S1GM40 March 20, 2022
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pinkerton effect

in reference to the second studio album by the american rock band weezer, the pinkerton effect occurs when an album ranges from mid to dogshit on first listen, but one day suddenly clicks and becomes amazingly good and/or relatable
when youre four tracks into the feeding of the five thousand and the pinkerton effect edible hits
by worldlyshape August 18, 2025
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The Deviantart Effect

The Deviantart Effect says that every 1,000 views a popular piece of media gets, 1 more explicit drawing of that media gets created.
Person 1: Yo, did you see that new popular show that just dropped?
Person 2: It already got ruined according to The Deviantart Effect.
by Fileegy November 13, 2023
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The Dutch Effect

A consistently negative phenomenon that occurs when Dutch—either a person known as Dutch or someone associated with the nickname—watches a sports game that their friends or family are emotionally invested in. Once Dutch tunes in, the favored team almost always loses. In extreme cases, a star player suffers a serious or season-ending injury. The Dutch Effect has become synonymous with jinxing crucial moments in sports.
Dutch’s family is rooting hard for the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. After staying away the entire series, Dutch decides to watch. The result? The Pacers lose in heartbreaking fashion, and Tyrese Haliburton sustains a major injury that sidelines him for the entire next season. That’s the Dutch Effect in full force.
by The Unreal Monkey Family June 24, 2025
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The WARP effect

When you look back on the messages of a group chat and see that the other members were involved in a lengthy discourse about the most ridiculous, disturbing, idiotic, strange, unethical or controversial topics. Despite this extreme discussion, your evaluation of those people is not changed because you either assume they are not serious or you believe they are of the nature of expressing opinions or saying things that are ridiculous, disturbing, idiotic, etc.
Person 1: "My friends will just say the strangest things in the group chat"
Person 2: "Does it change how you view them?"
Person 1: "No, not really"
Person 2: "That is what is often refered to as the WARP effect"
by Opigator April 14, 2025
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bruh sound effect #2

This is what u watch when a real Bruh moment happens
by Tsohe November 30, 2018
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Babel effect

In reference to the tower of babel.

That one word, one phrase, one recipe, etc., That is one idea is seen by a many people (dozens, hundreds, thousands, millions, etc), interpreted, researched, thought upon, and yet each person has an entirely different interpretation or concept from the original. Yet can be traced back to the original scource somehow.
Cooking is a good example of the Babel effect. 20 cooks are taught the same exact recipe, yet youll find them each putting a unique spin on the process, flavor, or nutritional value of it
by Theamazinggeek March 23, 2021
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