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
This is a chain-reaction of thot/hoe personalities and actions spreading to more people from one person. If someone is a thot /hoe they might start the Lopez Effect which will end up with a greater thot/hoe population. The Lopez Effect was named by Marshall Lopez who studied females put into different scenarios, and each female was different when it came to personalities. His experiment started with one thot/hoe and six other girls, but by the end of week six of the seven became thots/hoes. The science behind it is that the drama a thot/hoe will deal with will spread onto others which makes them a thot/hoe over time. Popular areas of the Lopez Effect are high schools, colleges/universities, modeling, celebrities, and lesbian sex.
Cole: Yo, you know that girl Angelina?
James: Yeah, what about her?
Cole: I think the Lopez Effect is taking place she used to be a nerd but now she a HELLA thot!
James: U right bih
James: Yeah, what about her?
Cole: I think the Lopez Effect is taking place she used to be a nerd but now she a HELLA thot!
James: U right bih
by Iguywhoknowsjames November 06, 2019
when the previously dismissed or unrecognized female best friend in a movie becomes the object of the protagonist's affection, usually replacing the more conventionally attractive female character.
by eb226 August 14, 2011
A This theoretical phenomenon happens when a superior (teacher, boss , project leader) gives you a task and once the task is completed you show said superior what you have completed. The fact that now the superior is observering causes a cosmic shit in the fabric of space and time causing the completed no matter how tested or functional it was before, it will fail in any random and unexpected way. This phenomenon has be observed by many itelectuals and has been called many things. It has even been referenced in movies and TV shows alike and is normally a source of comedy.
Worker: "the robot is fully working come see"
Boss comes to see, everything unexpectedly and impossibly fails
Worker "shit damn Crosbie effect"
Student: hey my project is finally done after a week of work
Teacher enters room : hey everything done yet?
Student : no fuck Crosbie effect
Everything inexplicably falls apart
Boss comes to see, everything unexpectedly and impossibly fails
Worker "shit damn Crosbie effect"
Student: hey my project is finally done after a week of work
Teacher enters room : hey everything done yet?
Student : no fuck Crosbie effect
Everything inexplicably falls apart
by nanobug64nan January 19, 2018
Oatmeal Effect - When two individuals get the same idea and share it at the same time, or when two individuals talk about the same topic at the same time without prior knowledge of synchronization.
by tastyresort June 25, 2019
After I yawned, it seemed as if the entire room was yawning. I had just accidentally started The Yawn Effect.
by Yawnnnnnn June 22, 2010
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 April 26, 2018