Dan Quayle effect

Every loser will once be a winner.

You know, it’s the Dan Quayle effect. You know, he won the second time — I mean, lost the second time, he got to run.

by RudolphTheRock December 3, 2016

Lovitz-Gillis Effect

A conversational phenomenon in which the introduction of a second individual during a discussion about a first person leads to confusion, typically because one participant continues to assume that the subject of conversation remains the initial individual

Referencing comedians Shane Gillis and Jon Lovitz.

During the meeting, Sarah was discussing James's performance, but when she abruptly mentioned Daniel without clearly indicating a shift in subject, Michael, exhibiting the Lovitz-Gillis Effect, remained under the impression that she was still referring to James

by phantapants July 20, 2025

Bass effect

When a person goes afk without saying anything usually mid conversation

(Named after bassassain15 on Xbox)

Person 1: hey person 2

Person 2 (Bass): …
Person 1: he bass effected

by MakoBoga March 10, 2025

Vanguard effect

The ability to completely dismantle a normal conversation by uttering a single sentence

Through the use of the Vanguard effect he managed to disgust to whole squad

by Magic skeleton747 October 9, 2020

The Heartbeat Effect

When you characters that are girls look like guys, and / or your drawings of guys look like girls.

Person 1: Oh shit I got predicted. Also, almost everyone mistakes my girls for guys! Ugh, life is pain.
Person 2: Don't worry, that's just the Heartbeat Effect

by Infinityhero99 October 12, 2019

The Dash Effect

The notion that culture is pervasive enough to individually redefine race.

(1) Dash was raised in Ethiopian projects on Fillmore St; despite being white, he more closely identifies with black culture, therefor exemplary of The Dash Effect.

(2) The Dash Effect is pronounced in Creedence Clearwater Survival’s ‘Bayou Country’ album wherein a bunch of San Franciscan boys perfectly emulate bayou blues.

by Wizful May 7, 2023

Melee Effect

When one has been playing the best selling game for the Nintendo

Game Cube, Super Smash Bros Melee., competitively, for too long and have become so hooked to its unmatched fast-paced nature and depth of techniques, that their brain is superpowered and actually has a shorter attention span than the normal human, and thus they cannot play any other video game without feeling that it is the speed of a snail.

"I would play Fortnite with you, but I suffer from the Melee Effect."
"I'm starting to show some symptoms of the Melee Effect."

by vennymeisterr October 6, 2018