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

Sockturnal Effect

The phenomenon of going to bed with both socks on, and waking up with one sock completely off and the other sock completely on.

A) Dude! I fell asleep with both socks on, but I woke up with only one. I think I've been robbed by the sock gnomes!

B) Ahh, twas simply the sockturnal effect my friend. Every one knows that there are no such thing as gnomes.

by Ajriceman March 13, 2010

Radu Effect

After you watch a lot of 3D images/video and your eyes get trained to this new form of media (2010) you begin to feel perspective more in your real life. Notably on highway drives with large empty farm fields along the road or when at an observation deck.

John: After watching that 3D movie everything looks like its been tilt shifted, my reality looks like a model train set now.

Kyle: It's the Radu effect dude! check it out on urban dictionary it was thought of years ago in the year (2010)

by max_fecta December 25, 2010

The Yawn Effect

Effect after one person yawns, similar to the Butterfly Effect.

After I yawned, it seemed as if the entire room was yawning. I had just accidentally started The Yawn Effect.

by Yawnnnnnn June 24, 2010

Ed Effect

A situation in which a seemingly normal or routine event either works in an unexpected way or not at all. Rarely reproducible, the phenomenon is as fleeting as it is confusing.

The computer crashed every Tuesday morning due to Ed Effect.

by Ed's Coworker April 1, 2007

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