Alyssa Effect

When a boy is hung over a girl

Man, I wish Johnny would ask me out." "Don't count on it, he's suffering from the Alyssa Effect.

by imreallyannoyedwiththis December 17, 2010

Obama effect

In politics, when people elect a new president enthusiastically expecting that he will make some major positive change, but after some time realize that things are just as they used to be. The consequence of "obama effect" is being disappointed and feeling totally politically naive.

A: Do you think that Josipovic, the newly elected Croatian president-composer, will succeed in stopping corruption?
B: No, I am afraid it will be just another Obama effect.

by Egregora January 14, 2010

DougDoug Effect

The phenomenon of when a large group of people collectively agree to repeat and action or idea for the purpose of comedy. Named after repeated examples in the streams of twitch streamer DougDoug.

"Somebody said something funny and caused a real DougDoug Effect"

by SwitchUser2 May 24, 2023

livermore effect

It is an educational process that occurs when a patient realizes that their health provider is so incompetent or unhelpful, that they are forced to find ways to heal their self.

Due to mistakes and high costs, our current healthcare system has caused many people to fall victim to the Livermore effect.

by asisee May 30, 2018

funeral effect

when one attends a funeral and encounters relatives that they do not know, but the relative persists that they remember them from a very young age, but the encountered individual feels weird and just walks away.

Jim: What a Tragedy.
Bob: Yeah I know.
Uncle Bill: Jimmy its me!!!
Jim & Bob: 'wtf'
Uncle Bill: Jimmy its me your uncle bob. I remember you when you were this big.
Jim & Bob: funeral effect

by Rodney T. January 31, 2008

The Talisman Effect

The name for the phenomenon in which if you were to bring a particular item with you somewhere, you won't end up needing it, but should you not bring it, you will need it.

"If I bring my umbrella, it probably won't rain. If I don't, it most certainly will. I guess its just the Talisman Effect at work."

by RadienX Chaosmaker March 9, 2016

The Playground Effect

When you were a little kid and you wanted to play on one of the elements of a public playground however some other kid was already using it. Therefore in order to drive the other child off of that component of the playground without outwardly saying something, you would stand there next to them and wait until they felt awkward enough to leave. After they left you could enjoy that slide or swing until someone else came along and decided to playground effect you!

We noticed that both volleyball courts were occupied, so we decided to use the playground effect so that the occupants would eventually stray away.

by Andy Chalor April 21, 2020